Steven H. Voldman Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Steven H. Voldman (Lake Placid, New York), who passed away on November 24, 2025, at the age of 68, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As Steven departs from our midst, his spirit ascends to join the cosmic dance of stars, a shimmering constellation of memories that will forever grace the night sky of the hearts of those who loved Steven. Though Steven may no longer walk beside us, his legacy lives on — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of time and space.
He is survived by: his wife Betsy Hulnick Brown; his children, Aaron (Mia Voldman) and Rachel Voldman; and his stepchildren, Danielle, Todd King, Michael Brown and Renee Slajda.
A graveside service was held on Tuesday, November 25th 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at the Lake Placid Synagogue Cemetery (110 Old Military Rd, Lake Placid, NY 12946).
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons, the Tibetan Association of Vermont, and/or the Lake Placid Synagogue, where Steve had served on the Board.
From Legacy,com:
It is with great sorrow to share the sad news of the death of Steven Howard Voldman, on November 24, 2025 in Lake Placid, New York from renal failure following a five year struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Arrangements are under the care of Frary Funeral Home Tupper Lake.
A pre-eminent expert in the field of Electrostatic Discharge and a brilliant inventor, Steve held 256 U.S. patents and authored 11 textbooks on electrical stress overload, the main reason why electronic devices fail. His textbooks were translated into multiple languages. A guest lecturer to electrical engineering students throughout Asia, Steve connected and mentored numerous aspiring students. He taught for a semester in Khon Kaen, Thailand where he played an advisory role to doctoral students at university.
After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Master's Degree in electrical engineering and an EE (Engineer) degree, Steven worked from 1982 to 2007 in IBM's microelectronics. Through IBM's Resident Study Program, he completed a M.S. in Engineering Physics (1986) and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (1991) from the University of Vermont while working at IBM. After IBM, he later worked for Samsung, Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor, and as an expert witness regarding electrostatic discharge.
While in Vermont, Steve helped resettle Jewish refugees from the Soviet Union, attended gatherings at the Tibetan Association of Vermont and played hockey for years on the IBM team.
Steve, the son of Holocaust survivor Carl Voldman, was a religious and proud Jew. Steve took his father on a journey back to Staszów and several nearby Holocaust sites in Poland to help his father heal from the wounds of a devastating childhood. As he struggled with his own Parkinson's Disease, Steve undertook the task of writing a book chronicling his father's story of struggle and survival during the war.
In his later years, Steve joined his wife Betsy, a career USAID employee, on trips throughout Africa and to Haiti.
Steve is survived by his wife, Betsy Hulnick Brown, his two children Aaron/Mia Voldman and Rachel Voldman, his step children Danielle/Todd King and Michael Brown/Renee Slajda. His children and grandchildren were the light of his life.
Steve and Betsy were members of two Temples: Beth Joseph Synagogue in Tupper Lake, NY and Lake Placid Synagogue (where he regularly blew the shofar at High Holiday services). In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons, the Tibetan Association of Vermont, and/or the Lake Placid Synagogue, where Steve had served on the Board.
A graveside burial and memorial service will be held at the Jewish Cemetery in Lake Placid on Old Military Road at noon on November 25, 2025.
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John Baccari
in reading Steve's obituary, he had to be one of the most accomplished graduates of Irondequoit high school..My goodness, 2 degrees from MIT and then another masters degree and a PhD along with all of these parents and books published, working overseas. What a full life. I remember him as a good guy from high school. Many condolences to his family
Deb Johnson (Baker)
I am shocked and saddened to learn of Steven's passing. We had reconnected a few years ago at a summer reunion. I learned he lived in Lake Placid, near where I work every summer, and I later visited him and Betsy in their beautiful home while I was in the area. He was not only an accomplished man, he was a generous one, and I will long remember conversations during that visit. My deepest sympathy goes out to all who knew and loved him.