Irving Gould

GOULD, Irving "To live is to ski!" "Sports made my life." "Let's go. Let's go. The green light's on." So said Irving Gould. Often. At Brookline High, Lawrence Academy, and the University of New Hampshire, they called him "Crazy Legs" when he played running back. The truth was that stillness presented some challenges for him. He rode horses. After returning from his service in the US Marine Corps in WWII, he learned to play squash. But tennis was his real game. 83, of Natick, died peacefully on Jan 19 in home hospice care after a series of illnesses. A manufacturer's representative in the commercial lighting business, he was President of Gould Assoc, Inc. for many years and had continued to work until several days before his death.He leaves his wife and best friend, the writer Jean Colgan Gould and 3 children: Kim Gould and Jim Ahle of Truckee, CA, David and Jane Gould of Bellingham, WA, and Deb Colgan and Stephen Pope of Harvard, MA. Another daughter, Cheryl Gould, predeceased him. He also leaves a sister, Harriette Myerson of Watertown, as well as six grandchildren. He was a man who woke up smiling. Every day was "terrific!" even after he became ill. At his request, his remains will be cremated, and no service will be held. Donations in his name may be made to the Youth Tennis Federation of New England, 110 Turnpike Rd, Westborough, MA 01581.