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<p> Our Dad, <em>Jack “Buddy” Goldstein</em>, was born in New York City on August 12, 1932. In 1943, at the age of 13, he moved to Charleston, SC, where he excelled in school through sports, academics and debate. Dad spent his first year of college at the Citadel in Charleston, but, once admitted the next year to West Point, he left Charleston and never looked back! Dad graduated from West Point with the Class of 1955 and had a wonderful 22- year career in the military.</p>
<p>My Aunt Irene introduced our Dad to our Mom, Dorothy Krugman, when she was a freshman at the University of South Carolina and only 18 years old. Mom and Dad had a whirlwind romance, marrying on August 4, 1957 in Columbia, SC and staying happily married for the next 59 years. Our mother, healthy her entire life, succumbed to multiple myeloma at age 76. Once our mom died, Dad lived at our family home in McLean, VA. Dad is survived by his daughter, Pam Sauber, who lives in Washington, DC with her husband, Dick, and their two college-aged daughters, Jessica and Elyse. He is also survived by his son, Larry Goldstein, who lives in Dallas, TX with his wife, Dianne, and their two daughters, Jaclyn and Jordanna.</p>
<p>Dad served in the Army for 22 years as a Field Artillery officer and ended his military career in 1977, retiring as a full colonel. His career in the Army was varied and interesting. During his early career, Dad served mostly in troop assignments, and he always remembered his two-year assignment commanding an artillery battalion in Ulm, Germany as a highlight. Dad served overseas on two other occasions, in Taiwan (1958), serving as an artillery advisor to the Chinese Army on Quemoy and Matsu during the Communist Chinese artillery bombardment, and in Vietnam (1971), serving as chief of special operations planning. While in the Army, Dad furthered his academic credentials by studying for a master’s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Arizona. Dad also attended the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS and the National War College in Washington, DC. After returning from Vietnam, Dad served in the Chief of Staff of the Army’s Office, finishing his career as a special assistant to the Secretary of Defense from 1974 to 1977.</p>
<p>After retiring from the Army, Dad embarked on his second career at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), where he joined what was then a small high-tech information technology firm, completely owned by its 300 employees, with an annual revenue of 30 million dollars. By the time Dad retired from SAIC 23 years later, the company had grown to 43,000 employees, with an annual revenue of 5.5 billion dollars, becoming the largest high-tech employee-owned company in the world. Dad’s last SAIC promotion was to Sector Vice President for Logistics and Transportation, where he was responsible for $300 million dollars in annual revenue and 4,000 employees. </p>
<p>After retiring from SAIC in 2000, Dad focused primarily on improving our nation’s transportation infrastructure and served on the board of directors of three companies focused in the area of intelligent transportation. During this time, he also served part-time as the executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Intelligent Transportation Systems Trade Association. He also served on the technical advisory board of the University of Virginia, helping the school frame programs to support the growing demand for graduates in the information technology field. Dad also had the honor of serving on a presidentially appointed national committee focused on improving our transportation infrastructure.</p>
<p>In the latter years of Dad’s life, he travelled domestically and internationally with our Mom, spending time with his family and cheering on his beloved Yankees and Nationals baseball teams. Always strong, courageous, and fiercely independent, Dad suffered several medical setbacks beginning in 2001; but, with his incredible drive, positive outlook, and zest for life, these challenges didn’t stop him from enjoying his family and friends. Dad ultimately passed away from congestive heart failure on September 23, 2019 at home, with his children by his side. Our Dad was a man of integrity, honesty and kindness, and his love of life, family, and country are strong moral values that we will emulate in his honor and memory.</p>
<p><em>— Pam Sauber, daughter and Larry Goldstein, son</em></p>
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