Wayne Goldman

WAYNE E. GOLDMAN

Wayne E. Goldman (89) of Bristol, RI passed away peacefully on July 30, 2023 after a brief illness. Wayne was born on May 8, 1934 to Lewis (Leo) and Eva Goldman in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended North Quincy High School and graduated from Boston University College of Engineering in 1960. He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Carol Putnam, and his four children: Ross Goldman and wife Julie of Bothell, WA; Randi Hoyland of Bedford, MA; Dana Goldman and wife Sandra Hsu of Los Angeles, CA; Karin Selevan and husband Zvi of Brooklyn, NY. Wayne has eight grandchildren - Jack and Bryce Goldman, Alec and Sienna Hoyland, Noah and Jared Goldman, Moyshe A. Selevan and Baruch N. Selevan. He is also survived by his brother Doug Goldman, wife Hae Young and niece Kyle Goldman of Wrentham, MA; in-laws Don and Marilyn Putnam of Clearwater, FL and two nephews, Brian and Daniel Putnam.

Wayne led a creative and unique life - he served for 4 years in the USAF at George Air Force Base in CA from 1954-57. He travelled 10,000 miles through Europe on a BMW motorcycle in 1960. He trained as a machinist, welder and aircraft mechanic before embarking on his career as a mechanical engineer working in the bio-medical, semi conductor and precision equipment industries. In 1969, he established an electric car company, "Electromotion", in Bedford, MA which produced vehicles for the US Post Office, the airline and mining industries, among others. He was featured on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "To Tell the Truth" and Popular Mechanics magazine. He wrote "My Thirteen Years Designing, Building and Testing Electric Vehicles 1969-1981".

Wayne lived for almost 30 years with his wife in Elmore, VT before moving in 2015 to Bristol, RI where he had sailed for 10 years on his custom boat "Warlock". He was a lover of classic motorcycles and cars, movies, sailing and American history. He was well known to his family and friends for his many interesting stories, which will be cherished and shared.

A Celebration of Life will be scheduled for a future date.

Memorial donations can be made in his name to the following or a charity of your choice.

The Herreshoff Marine Museum

One Burnside Street

PO Box 450

Bristol, RI 02809