Eric Wodlinger died on Monday, Oct. 10, at his home in Cambridge after a valiant struggle with brain cancer. He was 62 and was a well-known figure on the Vineyard, where among other things he was the long-serving attorney for the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.

Eric Winslow Wodlinger graduated from Amherst College in 1970 and from Harvard Law School in 1973. He practiced law and was a partner at Choate Hall & Stewart until 2007, when he moved to Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster. He specialized in land use and eminent domain issues. He served as general counsel to the Cape Cod Commission and the Martha’s Vineyard Commission and as special counsel on land use matters for a number of cities and towns in eastern Massachusetts.

When not practicing law, Eric could most likely be found on the tennis court — at the Cambridge Tennis Club during the summer months and at the Badminton and Tennis Club in Boston during the winter. An avid tennis enthusiast and supporter, he served on the board and as the clerk of Vineyard Youth Tennis. His interests and intellect were broad and wide ranging, including an extensive love and knowledge of history, art, travel, food and wine, opera and most recently the Tottenham Hotspurs Soccer Club. Combining his love of music with his legal acumen, Eric previously served as president of the board of the Community Music Center of Boston, during which time he was instrumental in helping the CMCB secure their present home on Warren street in the South End.

Mr. Wodlinger was a quiet, steady presence at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission for decades. In a statement yesterday, MVC executive director Mark London said the entire commission mourned the loss. “It’s extremely sad; he was a brilliant lawyer and very supportive of the work of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. He was just a wonderful person, one of the most thoughtful gentlemen that I’ve ever worked with,” Mr. London said.

He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Hilary, his beloved children, Nicola and David, his brother, Paul, of Seattle, Wash., and his mother, Gerda, of San Francisco.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 3 p.m. in the Story Chapel at Mt. Auburn Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Eric’s name to the Community Music Center of Boston, cmcb.org, or to Vineyard Youth Tennis, vineyardyouthtennis.org.