Jan Feldman, 74

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Jan Feldman, D.D.S., passed peacefully with his family at his side Sept. 11. Beloved husband of Diane (Patrick).  Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pa. on March 5, 1940, to the late Harry and Esther (Blender) Feldman.

Dr. Feldman was a 1957 graduate of Central High School in Philadelphia and attended Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. Following college, Dr. Feldman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in dentistry (1964). From 1964-1966, Dr. Feldman served as a Captain in the United States Armed Forces. He was deployed in the Army Dental Corps in Korea and Germany. Following his military service, he studied advanced endodontics at Boston University and received his D.D.S. (1969).

Dr. Feldman practiced endodontics in Providence for 48 years and was on the dental faculty of Boston University for a decade.  He was a member of the American Dental Association and Rhode Island Dental Association and garnered numerous accolades for his expertise, including being a founding board member of the Schilder Institute for the Advancement of Endodontics. He served as the editor of the Rhode Island Dental Journal for over 20 years, and  received the American Dental Association’s 2001 Dental Editor Award and the Pierre Fauchard Academy’s Award for Outstanding Service (2004).

He was an avid golfer, tennis player and skier, longtime fan of the Red Sox and Patriots, lover of classical music, world traveler, a former member of Temple Habonim in Barrington and a current member of the historic United Brothers Synagogue of Bristol, and a board member of the Bristol Landing Condominium Association.

Besides his loving wife of 27 years, he is survived by his children Tamra and Todd (Elizabeth) Feldman, Kim, Lauri (Geth), Bill (Cheryl), and Chris Mann, as well as grandchildren Molly, Noah, Quinn, and Teagan Feldman, Michael, Danielle, and Kelsey Mann, his sister Riva Kinstlick, and her children Michael (Nidhi) and Harriet Kinstlick.

Donations, in lieu of flowers, may be made in Jan’s honor to the United Brothers Synagogue, 205 High St., Bristol, R.I. 02809.