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Sylvia "Sooky" Goldman

Los Angeles, California

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October 22, 1922 - April 6, 2014 ~~ IN MEMORIAM ~~ Sylvia "Sooky" Goldman passed away in her Beverly Hills home last year on April 6 at the age of 91. On the occasion of the first anniversary of her death, we recall her far-reaching legacy as a dynamic visionary leader for civic and humanitarian...

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At the William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom I was privileged to know and work alongside Sooky. She was an exemplary woman, leader, and friend. To her family and all who knew her, I offer my condolences and encouragement to continue her great work.

'Aunt' Sooky was a wonderful person who welcomed me into her family with no hesitation. She will always hold a place in my heart.

The Internet is a powerful positive tool. As I sit in my corporate office in Atlanta, GA, the Goldman family came to mind. Curiosity peppered with nostalgia of years of friendship prompted me to drop "Syliva Goldman" into the search engine. She was instrumental in cheering on my success, my academic achievements, my self-esteem and worthiness, as a young African American girl wading in the waters of affluence and entitlement at Westlake School for Girls by day, and being treated as a...