Mark David Goldstein M.D.

Mark David Goldstein, MD was born on January 13, 1952 and died unexpectedly in his sleep on June 18, 2007. He leaves behind a loving family, many friends and much work yet undone.

Mark was born to Isaac and Annette Goldstein on a chicken ranch in Santa Rosa, CA. He grew up in the Bay Area. Mark traveled to Israel, his father's birthplace, as a young man, and established a lifelong connection with that land. At various times he lived in Israel, Virginia, California and Colorado. He loved to travel and was planning a trip to Eastern Europe with his wife when he died.

A man of great intellectual ability and a tremendous curiosity about life, people, and God, Mark was an unending fountain of information, both trivial and profound. He was complex and enjoyed contemplating the paradoxes of life, particularly through the lens of Jewish mystical studies. He also loved to play silly games with his grandchildren.

Dr. Goldstein was a Family Practice doctor, currently practicing in Alamosa, CO. He was beloved to his staff and patients there. Mark's overriding pleasure and driving force was to give of himself. His opportunities to do that were magnified by his achievement of a medical decree from the University of Virginia in 1992. In his fifteen years of medical practice, his extraordinary ability to both diagnose illness and provide personal comfort and strength saved many lives and enriched his many, many patients.

He leaves behind a wife, Elianna James, of Boulder, CO, three children, Ariel Goldstein of New York, Samara Goldstein, of Boulder, and Ben Goldstein, of Boulder, and a stepdaughter, Lara (Joel) Gedzelman of Passaic, NJ. He also leaves behind two sisters Deborah (Len) Schreibstein of San Jose, CA, and Elisheva (Jeremy) Benstein of Tivon, Israel. He will also be missed by his five grandchildren, Amera Metzger of Boulder, Shaya, Miriam Bracha, Eli Meir, and Nosson Tsvi Gedzelman of Passaic, nieces Nicole (Schreibstein) Corcoran and Leanne Schreibstein, of California, and nephews Damon Schreibstein of California, and Yona and Noam Benstein of Israel, as well as many other relatives and friends.

In Mark's honor, we ask that you do something kind, considerate or generous, for someone you know, or someone you don't know, expecting nothing in return.

Shiva will be held through Tuesday morning, June 26th at the home of the deceased, 240 Manhattan Drive, Boulder.