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Herbert Goro Obituary
July 27, 1937 - February 3, 2019
Middletown, NY
Iconic Photojournalist Herbert Goro died at Valley View Nursing Home in Goshen, New York on February 3, 2019. He was 81 years old.
He is survived by his wife of almost 30 years, Dr. Cassilda James, his daughter, Berit Goro and darling granddaughter, Siran Goro.
Herb attended High School in the Bronx, after which he attended City College of New York. While a student there, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served three years Active Duty. He taught Photojournalism at Queen's College of New York; Cooper Union, New York; Washington University, D.C.and lectured at Harvard and New York University, just to name a few.
He was a Photojournalist all his life, and some of his best work was published in New York Magazine, and other publications both at home and abroad. Among his best works are: "The Old Man In The Bronx", "The Block" (A book about the Regentrification of the East Bronx), "Blind People and Their Children", Women and Their Pets" and "Youth in America" series, which appeared in Seventeen Magazine.
He received various awards: Best Non-Fiction (New York Magazine), Best Book Award from Columbia School of Journalism, Best Book Award-Young Adults-American Library Association Blue Ribbon Award; and dozens of other awards from local and regional markets.
Herb loved people and family and always tried to make life easier and better for everyone he encountered.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc.,130 Highland Avenue, Middletown, New York from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A Service of Remembrance will be celebrated at 12:30, followed by burial in the family plot at St. Joseph's Cemetery, 149 Cottage Street, Middletown, New York.
Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc.www.applebee-mcphillips.com
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Mason Resnick
January 11, 2024
I just discovered that Herb passed away, 5 years after the fact. I was about to send him an email about a funny coincidence that I thought he'd appreciate.
Herb was my photography professor at Queens College, and convinced me to take workshops at the Germain School of Photography when he was the summer program director in 1976. That's where I met Peter Moore, who I would end up working with for 8 years when I joined the editorial staff of Modern Photography, and Walter Chandoah, an animal photographer who taught me much about the business of photography.
Most importantly, that summer Herb introduced me to Garry Winogrand, who profoundly changed my direction as a photographer. Herb told me to take Garry's workshop. "He'll turn you around 180 degrees!" he said to me--and he was right.
The last time Herb and I spoke must have been in 2017 or 2018, He was proposing a project and wanted to know if I'd like to be involved and I said yes but never heard back. During that conversation, he revealed that he'd been following my career over the years--which totally surprised me. "The student's accomplishments have surpassed the teacher's," he told me.
Whenever I needed a boost of confidence as a young photographer, I knew I could count on Herb for words of encouragement and mentorship. But to hear such remarks as I hit 60? That was both unexpected and wonderful.
It was good to have Herb Goro in my corner. May his memory be a blessing for all who knew him.
Martin & Janelle Greenberg
February 5, 2019
A good man, a good father, a good husband, and a good friend. He will be missed.
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