Dorothy Cheney Goodwin

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Dorothy Goodwin Obituary

GOODWIN, Dorothy Cheney Dorothy Cheney Goodwin of Bloomfield, formerly of Mansfield, India, Tokyo, Washington, D.C. and Hartford died peacefully at home on Sunday (June 10, 2007). She was born in Hartford on September 2, 1914, daughter of Charles Archibald Goodwin and Ruth Cheney Goodwin. She was most recently the state representative for the 54th district in the general assembly where she served five terms. Prior to that she was assistant provost at the University of Connecticut in charge of university planning. As well she was a professor at the university having earned her doctorate in agricultural economics there in 1957. During World War II she served as a U.S. senior intelligence officer in India. She then worked with the occupation of Japan. She graduated from Smith College in the class of 1937. Throughout her life she made generous contributions to a variety of causes in Connecticut. She is survived by her sister, Nancy Goodwin Cobb, of Fenwick and Delray Beach, FL, as well as numerous relatives. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Women's Education and Leadership Fund at the University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford, 06117. A memorial service will be held on June 14 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 120 Sigourney St., Hartford, CT 06105 at 11 a.m.

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Published by Hartford Courant from Jun. 12 to Jun. 13, 2007.

Memories and Condolences
for Dorothy Goodwin

5 Entries

Carolyn Storrs

June 6, 2023

Miss Goodwin is remembered with much love. She really loved our family and she was a kind woman

carolyn storrs

June 17, 2007

Miss Goodwin was a dear friend to my family. My mother Ann Robb owned the general store Barrows and Burnham in Mansfield Center she was a loyal cutomer and friend and helped my husband Butch and i start our business 35yrs ago Distinctive landscaping. She also gave me glowing references when i applied to LPN school. She was at our wedding 39 yrs ago. She was a gifted brilliant warm and unselfish person who always gave more than she asked for.My mother died Nov 9th at 92 and it gives me comfort to know she and Miss Goodwin are together in heaven. I love you miss Goodwin thank you for all your kindness to my family and rest in peace.. Carolyn Robb Storrs

Theresa Azoti

June 17, 2007

Dear Family,
On behalf of Alpha Kappa State of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International we extend our condolences to the family of Dorothy C. Goodwin. Dorothy had been a state honorary member of our Society since 1984 when she was recognized for her major contribution to improving education for all in Connecticut.
Dorothy will be remembered in our Ceremonies of Remembrance both at our state spring convention in April,2008 and at the International convention in Chicago in summer, 2008. She will be missed.
Sincerely,
Theresa Azoti
Alpha Kappa State
Membership Chair

Frank Napolitano

June 12, 2007

My respects to one of the finest people that has ever served the state of Connecticut. I worked with Dorothy for many years at UConn and on the Mansfield Democratic town committee and learned about generosity and true public service. She enriched the lives of those she came into contact with and those less fortunate who did not know her personally.

M. Susan Estridge

June 12, 2007

I will never forget how special a woman "Miss G." was. She gave the youngest three children in my family (of which there were five), I being the oldest, a chance at life if we were willing to take that chance. She promised an education to each of the five of us if we desired it. The most moving event was that each and every day we three were allowed to go to her door, our toes to go only up to the edge of the doorsill, and she would give each of us an icecube. Sadly, but joyfully, this was the highlight of our lives. My youngest brother, then four years younger than myself, always gave it back to her saying, "Give me another one....this one's wet." She saved us from extreme poverty and taught us, when we were older, to "pay it forward." She took me into her heart, her home, and her life when I became a "difficult" teenager and saw me through the birth of an illigitimate son whom I gave up for adoption. I now know how hard this must have been for her but could never fully appreciate it at that time. She was the one who taught me how to drive a car and thankfully it was on a standard. With her dear dogs jumping from seat to seat, and her saying, "Back-back Tomo (or Sudu)," I was allowed to drive her trusty Volvo and believe that she stayed graciously quiet while holding her breath. Her dogs were her life and I was lucky enough to be able to live with her in Mansfield in her newly build house (I saw it as a mansion) in the woods where she nursed me after getting a horrific case of poison ivy. She would remind me of how smart I was and try to encourage me to put my brain to good use. She was amazingly unselfish with a heart as big as the world. I have tried to pattern my life after hers in a much smaller way and she remains by my side even in her passing. My only regret is that in raising my four children I was not able to spend as much time with her as I'd wished. I will miss her so much but pay honor to a life few of us will ever be able to match. Be at peace Miss G. I love you.

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