Lawrence Baron Goodman died on August 4 in Greenwich, aged 94. He is survived by his wife, Sachiko Terai Goodman, his daughter Shuli Goodman (wife Karen Jandorf, son Dakota, grandsons Davin and Sidney), Frank Goodman (wife Nancy Langston), Emily Goodman (son Samuel Canfield, daughter Sophie Canfield), and stepdaughter Teru Bower Clavel (sons James and Charles, daughter Victoria).
Larry was born in New York City on November 10, 1926 to Arthur Hirsch Goodman and Jeannette Baron Goodman. Early years were in Woodmere, Long Island, where he attended the Woodmere Academy. He went on to The Hotchkiss School and Dartmouth College’s V-12 naval officer training program. Larry ran track at Dartmouth in addition to co-founding the aviation club. He also continued to cultivate his life-long love of skiing and the outdoors. He graduated as a civilian in 1947 with a commission as an ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He joined his father in a family business dedicated to hosiery manufacture and retail distribution. He spent his entire career in associated businesses. Using his natural gifts as an engineer, he built a complex organization, The Ormond Shops, a retailer of women’s clothing He served as chairman of The Ormond Shops until his retirement in 1995. Larry shared with his first wife, Claire Garber Goodman, an abiding interest in understanding the great diversity of the human experience. Due to that shared passion, he served as chairman of the Center for American Archeology. Cancer claimed Claire in 1979. In honor of her legacy, Larry endowed the Claire Garber Goodman Fund for anthropological research at Dartmouth College. A home in Jamaica, VT figured prominently in the early days of Larry’s family life with Claire, Shuli, Frank and Emily. Through experience in Vermont, Larry shared with his family his love of skiing, the outdoors and the beauty of northern New England. Larry often described himself as “twice blessed.” After Claire’s passing, the latter part of Larry’s family life was shared with Sachiko and Teru in their beautiful home in the Belle Haven neighborhood of Greenwich. Sachiko was a loving and supportive partner who created a comforting refuge that had been for Larry an enduring source of peace and a happy home for their many beloved Boston Terriers. Larry was proud to have been a generous supporter of a range of charitable institutions including Dartmouth College, the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, environmental organizations in Alta, Utah and such Jewish causes as the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
As befits a twice-blessed man, burial urns will rest with both Claire in Jamaica, VT and Sachiko in Osaka, Japan.
