Sumner
						
Rodman
						
Male
						
United States of America			
						
1915-08-05
						
, -	
												
2011-08-24
						
Massachusetts, United States of America	
												
						
						
						
													Of Dedham, formerly of Chestnut Hill, on Wednesday, August 24, 2011, age 96. For 68 years the devoted husband of the late Helen (Morris) Rodman.
Founder, Rodman Insurance Agency, Inc., Needham; Chartered Life Underwriter and Life Insurance Advisor; Proud Alumnus of Boston Latin School ('31) and Harvard College ('35); U.S. Army 1941-1946, ETO, SHAEF; Lifelong tennis player; Actively involved in numerous organizations including Temple Israel, ADL, CJP, AJC, JF&CS, Newton Squash & Tennis Club, Wightman Tennis Center, Harvard Varsity Club, USA Tennis New England (Hall of Fame 1992), Youth Tennis Foundation, Alzheimers Association, Shawmut Lodge of Masons, World Affairs Council, American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters (Pres. 1972-73), Million Dollar Round Table, Boston Estate Planning Council, Boston Life Underwriters Association (Pres. 1965-66)						
						
						
						
												
						
						
						
						1937 - 1940		
						
1
						
10							
						
6
						
						
												
												
1940 - New Hampshire Shore Championships (Amateur)
												
						
																		
																																
							
												Semifinals						
							
								Sumner Rodman 1 *
								George Goodwin							
							
														4-6
														6-2
														6-1
														
						 							
																								Final 						
							
								Sumner Rodman 1 *
								Robert J. (Bob) Freedman							
							
														2-6
														6-2
														6-0
														6-2
														
						 							
																									
												Round 2						
							
								Sumner Rodman 1 *
								Edward (Ned) Stafford							
							
														2-6
														6-0
														6-2
														8-6
														
						 							
																								Round 3						
							
								Sumner Rodman 1 *
								Albert C. (Allie) Ritzenberg							
							
														6-4
														6-4
														4-6
														6-4
														
						 							
																								Quarterfinals						
							
								Leonard Hartman 1 *
								Sumner Rodman							
							
														6-0
														7-5
														8-6
														
						 							
																									
												Round 3						
							
								Sanford Webster 1 *
								Sumner Rodman							
							
														4-6
														6-3
														6-3
														
						 							
																									
												Quarterfinals						
							
								Sumner Rodman 1 *
								Arthur John (Art) Prochaska sr							
							
														6-4
														6-3
														
						 							
																								Semifinals						
							
								Charles E. Swanson 1 *
								Sumner Rodman							
							
														6-2
														4-6
														6-1
														
						 							
																									
												Semifinals						
							
								Richard T. Murphy 1 *
								Sumner Rodman							
							
														6-1
														6-4
														
						 							
																									
												Quarterfinals						
							
								Sumner Rodman 1 *
								Paul Martin							
							
														6-3
														6-1