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Thomas Toliver Goldsmith Jr.

Olympia, Washington

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Thomas Toliver Goldsmith Jr January 9, 1910 – March 5, 2009

Thomas was born in Greenville, South Carolina and passed on at home in Lacey. He was married to Helen Wilcox Goldsmith for 70 years. They have three children: Judson Wilcox Goldsmith, California, Thomas T. Goldsmith, III,...

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I will ALWAYS remember this Beautiful Man! With LOVE...

I grew up around Tom Goldsmith and his family in Montclair. I last visited with him in WA state. He was a wonderful man and good friend of my parents.
Bill Taebel

My heartfelt condolences to your family and a warm hello to Tommy. What wonderful neighbors.

And what a GREAT rope-swing that was! :-)

My grandfather was a great man in many ways.

The Goldsmith's were neighbors of ours in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. Dr. Goldsmith interviewed my husband Fred for a job opening in the new Dumont facility in Passaic, N.J. In June 1941.My husband Fred worked at Dumon for ten years, before accepting a new offer in Los Angeles. The Goldsmiths were a lovely suburban family and good neighbors. My husband respected Tom's brilliance.

Dr. Goldsmith was my physics professor at Furman back in the late sixties. He was also the faculty advisor and a brother of our Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity chapter. He was always a delightful man to be around, always helping others and being a friend to those who needed his help and friendship. His remarkable accomplishments as a scientist and innovator have been heralded by the media, but I would like to offer my humble contribution as a former student and friend of Dr. Goldsmith's. He will...

Best to family of Tom.
What a blessing he was to multitudes --especially his friends and folks of South Carolina.
Ron Shelton, SC State Museum

I was only one year old when I moved away from Montclair, so have no personal memories of our father's work at DuMont. However, Tom Goldsmith was part of family lore of our father's involvement in the early development of the amazing technology of television. I wish I knew more of their work together.

My condolences to the family.

Thanks to a great and happy man,
Tom Goldsmith, and his always hospitable welcoming family at Panorama. He was positive, intelligent, understanding and a perpetual giver. We feel lucky to have been neighbors and among his wealth of friends.