Nelson H. Wollman, 86, lawyer

Nelson H.Wollman
Nelson H.Wollman
Posted: July 25, 2012

Nelson H. Wollman, 86, a Philadelphia lawyer, died Saturday, July 21, following a stroke at the Quadrangle, the retirement community in Haverford where he had lived since moving from Center City in the mid-2000s.

Mr. Wollman was a founder in 1950 of the law firm that became Wollman & Tracey, where he practiced until he moved to the Quadrangle, his daughter Jane Rondepierre said in an interview.

Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Wollman graduated from Central High School in 1943, earned a bachelor's degree at Pennsylvania State University, and graduated from the law school of Dickinson College.

He served briefly in the Army.

Mr. Wollman was a board member of the Pennsylvania SPCA and of the Greater Delaware Valley chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Besides his daughter, Mr. Wollman is survived by a son, Bhagti Singh Khalsa; another daughter, Eve Wollman; a brother; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson. His wife, Peggy, died in 1990.

A funeral service was scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 24, at Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. Broad St., with interment in Roosevelt Memorial Park, Trevose.

Donations can be sent to the Pennsylvania SPCA, 350 E. Erie Ave., Philadelphia 19134.


Contact Walter F. Naedele at 215-854-5607 or wnaedele@phillynews.com.

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