Mark Greenblatt, formerly of Forrester Street in Salem and of Naples, Maine, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 13 at an assisted living residence in Dover, N.H. of complications of dementia. He was 77.
He was born in New Haven in 1949, the oldest child of Abe Greenblatt and Janet Valente, played football at Notre Dame High School in West Haven and went to Boston College, where he met Susan Dinan; they married in 1972. He started as a youth counselor with the Salem Youth Commission, earned a master’s in social work and spent his career with young people and families in private practice and in the Salem and Danvers schools. He coached and refereed for Salem Youth Soccer for years, took teams to international tournaments, golfed, followed the Celtics and Red Sox, and in retirement gardened, played harmonica, read comic books and watched his grandchildren play.
He leaves his wife of 54 years, Susan, of Naples, Maine; his son, Josh, and his wife Debora of Georgetown; his daughters, Jannah Greenblatt and her husband Moe of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Bethany Goodrich and her husband Matt of North Hampton, N.H.; six grandchildren, Jonah and Kathryn Greenblatt, Seif and Faris Gabr, and Ethan and Jack Goodrich; and his siblings, Paul Greenblatt and his wife Jane of Freedom, N.H., and Ellen Rowland and her husband Gary of Hamden, Conn.
A celebration of his life is Wednesday, November 11 at 11 a.m. at O’Donnell Cremations, Funerals and Celebrations, 84 Washington Square, Salem, with visitation from 9:30. Burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery is private. The family suggests donations to the Alzheimer’s Association.
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