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George Goodman

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, United States
Death: October 27, 1998 (70)
Immediate Family:

Son of Shlomo Goodman and Gertrude Goodman
Husband of Dorothy Goodman
Father of Amy Goodman and Private
Brother of Private and Private

Managed by: Randy Schoenberg
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Immediate Family

About George Goodman

--Married in 1952, per his wife's obit - which also refers to "George’s death in 1998"

--https://www.democracynow.org/1998/11/9/tribute_to_george_goodman_am... -- "George Goodman ... died on October 27 at 70 years old. " -- 1998 - 70 = 1928

"George Goodman was an ophthalmologist who in the 1980s helped organize a local chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility - he was shown on a poster urging nuclear disarmament that was displayed at Long Island Rail Road stops - and, among many community efforts, headed a Bay Shore task force in the late 1960s that recommended school integration." http://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/an-advocate-for-advocacy-amy-goodm...

Records for his Death:

  • There is SSDI for George Goodman -- b: 6 Oct 1928 -- d: 29 Oct 1998 -- Last Res.: 11733 East Setauket, Suffolk, NY -- SSN issued: NY (1952-1954)
  • in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (per AncestryLibrary): George Goodman -- ... -- Birth Date: 6 Oct 1928 -- Birth Place: Brooklyn Kin, New York -- Death Date: 29 Oct 1998 -- Father: Solomon Goodman -- Mother: Gertrude Kaufman -- SSN -- Notes: Dec 1952: Name listed as GEORGE GOODMAN (aside - Same SSN in SSDI above and here)
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial for him: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184275783 (includes photo of Gravestone)
  • There is an entry on JOWBR - with a clearer Photo of Gravestone
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George Goodman's Timeline

1928
October 6, 1928
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, United States
1957
April 13, 1957
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
1969
November 1969
Age 71

--There are 3 obits in The New York Times of 18 Nov 1960, p. 47. The first includes, "his wife Gertrude, his children, Dr. David, Dr. George, Mrs. Addy Sugarman, his sister, Mrs. Ruth Miller and his nine grandchildren. Services today ... at Yeshivah of Flatbush, ... Bklyn ..." -- the second adds a reference to "the sudden passing" and refers to his daughter as "Adelaide Sugarman"

--There is SSDI for Solomon Goodman -- b: 8 Jul 1898 -- d: Nov 1969 -- Last Res.: 11230 Brooklyn, Kings, NY -- SSN issued: NY (before 1951)

1998
October 27, 1998
Age 70