July 21, 2024. Seth A. Chernick of Weston, MA (formerly of Providence, RI), after defying a terminal diagnosis of widely metastatic gastric cancer for over five years. He was a proud graduate of Brown University and Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business and had a long career at fortune 500 companies in a remarkable variety of roles including consulting, strategy, lean six sigma, project management, and business to business sales operations – most recently at CVS Caremark. He was known for his work ethic, energy, enthusiasm, intellect, curiosity, and feisty spirit.
He leaves his wife of 33 years Randee L. Cassel (also of Weston, formerly of St. Louis), a retired attorney, and two adult children Matthew P. Chernick, a teacher, and Dr. Rebecca E. Chernick (Dr. Alexander “Ian” More), an anesthesiology resident, a brother Michael J. Chernick of Montpelier, Vermont, his Aunts Ellen (the late Harold) Moss, and Marsha (the late Dr. Warren) Chernick, his von Wettberg and Cassel sisters and brothers-in-law and their families, and many beloved cousins, colleagues, former classmates, and friends. Seth was born in Providence to the late Melvin A. Chernick, a respected Providence attorney, and the late Shirley (Markowitz) Chernick, a homemaker. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his in-laws the late Irving and the late Josephine (Fishkop) Cassel of St. Louis.
As a native of the east side of Providence, and the son, spouse, father, and uncle of Brown graduates, he remained “ever true” to Brown, assuming a variety of alumni leadership, fundraising, reunion, donor, and volunteer roles throughout his life. He was an Eagle Scout, having followed his father, his two Chernick uncles, and his brother into the Boy Scout program. Seth retained a lifelong passion for technology, and an avid interest in a variety of leisure sports and recreation, Boston sports teams, food, and travel.
The family wishes to acknowledge and thank the extraordinary staff at Dana Farber for the gift of their care and for his several years of relatively good health following an unexpected and grim diagnosis, and his team at CVS Caremark for their unwavering patience and support during his illness. In lieu of flowers, Seth would have been pleased to have donations in his memory especially to the Chernick Family Fund at Brown University, c/o Gift Cashier, PO Box 1877, Providence, Rhode Island or to The Center for Esophageal and Gastric Cancer, Peter Enzinger, MD, Director, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Division of Philanthropy, 10 Brookline Place, Brookline, MA 02445.
