Richard Marvin Stolman

Rick Stolman, 73, passed away peacefully at his home in Oceanside, CA surrounded by his loved ones shortly before midnight on July 4th, 2024.

A native of Nasvhille, TN, “Rick” was born on September 14, 1950. He attended Peabody Demonstration School through high school. He then went on to graduate from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelors Degree in Business. He pursued graduate studies in Architecture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

In 1974, Rick married Linda Goodman Stolman. For the following many years, they lived in Houston, where Rick worked as an architect and they welcomed their daughter Whitney in 1982. In 1983, Rick and his family moved back to Nashville to begin an exciting career in commercial development with his father. He welcomed a second daughter, Erica, in 1986. Over the next 25 years, Rick went on to have many successful careers ventures with Dovebar ice cream, Big Chill Distributors, and M & M Mars.

Rick retired in 2010, and enjoyed his life on the West Coast, between California and Nevada. He enjoyed warm weather, the excitement of Vegas, and his beloved dog Riley. He enjoyed blackjack, playing pool, a good spicy Bloody Mary, and being with his adoring family.

He is survived by his daughter Whitney Stolman, her partner. Robert Vogeler, his grandsons Grayson Vogeler and Cody Vogeler, his daughter Erica Stolman Dowdy, her husband Zack Dowdy, his beloved ex-wife Linda Stolman, and his brother Doug Stolman, who will all miss him dearly. He is predeceased by his parents, Edward Stolman and Luas Olshine Stolman.