Dr. Seymour O. Solodar, 80, of Atlanta, Georgia, died on Monday, October 6, 2025. Born on August 14, 1945, in Amarillo, Texas, he was a son of the late Monroe Solodar and Goldie Moskowitz Solodar.

Dr. Solodar spent his formative years in Hunter, New York with his family. He was the eldest child in an Orthodox Jewish home with his 3 siblings and attended Hunter-Tannersville Central High School where he participated in all sports and graduated Valedictorian of his class. He then ventured out, coming South to attend Georgia Tech and graduating with a B.S. degree in Biology. He furthered his education by attending and graduating with a medical degree from Emory University. Dr. Solodar completed his residency in Psychiatry at Harvard University and his fellowship at Emory. He was board certified in both Psychiatry and Neurology. Before starting his medical practice, Dr. Solodar served in the Navy and spent 18 months overseas in Okinawa. After coming back to Atlanta he met Helena, his beloved wife of 41 years. They married on November 11,1984 and have 2 beautiful children Lauryn and Zach.

Survivors include his wife, Dr. Helena Stern Solodar; children, Lauryn Elizabeth Solodar Hunter (Jon) of Atlanta, Georgia and Zachary Elliot Solodar of Atlanta, Georgia; granddaughters, Raeya June Hunter and Lennon Monroe Hunter; brothers, Michael Solodar (Cookie) of Richmond, Virginia and Paul Solodar of Santa Fe, New Mexico; sister, Mindy Woolrich (Gil) of Framingham, Massachusetts; brothers-in-law, Bill Stern (Linda) of Columbia, South Carolina and Dr. Herb Stern of Austin, Texas, as well as his sister-in-law, Dr. Lilly Filler (Bruce) of Columbia, South Carolina along with many nieces, nephews and cousins.

The graveside service for Dr. Solodar will be held at 3 o'clock, Thursday, October 9th at Beth Shalom Arcadia Lakes Cemetery, 1401 Arcadia Lakes Columbia, South Carolina 29206 with Rabbi Alicia Rothamel officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to either The William Breman Jewish Home in Atlanta, Georgia or Seldon K. Smith Holocaust Education Foundation in Columbia, South Carolina.

Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.