Sixth Generation

62. Living (private).

Neilson GOLDMAN^14,54 was born on 3 May 1924 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.⁵⁴ He died on 21 November 2019 at the age of 95 in Austin, Texas, USA.⁵⁴ Neilson N. Goldman
May 3, 1924 - November 21, 2019
Neilson Goldman passed away peacefully on November 21, 2019. Neil was born in St.
Louis, Missouri on May 3, 1924. He was predeceased by his wife of 70 years, Maxine. He
is survived by their three children: Larry Goldman of Dallas, Nancy Wolf (Russ Apfel) of
Austin, and Cathy Burns (Larry) of Chicago. His legacy lives on with a very large family of
20 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. Neil packed his 95 years of life with an
unquenchable thirst for learning and adventure. While Neil made his living in the mens
clothing industry, he had many other interests. Music was very important to Neil, both as a
participant in choirs as well as pursuing lessons in guitar and keyboard. Neil continued to
study Torah and Judaics throughout his life. He acknowledged special life events in the
lives of his children and grandchildren by composing a personal poem for each one.
These poems reflected his creativity and his sense of fun, while capturing the essence of
the individual being honored.
Neilson served in the Army as an air navigational specialist during World War Two, and
was a passionate member of the Jewish War Veterans for many years. He was most
proud of his tenure as National Commander of the Jewish War Veterans from August 1995
through November 1996 which allowed him the opportunity to travel the world as the face
of Jewish War Veterans. He was also instrumental in the growth of the National Museum
of American Jewish Military History in Washington DC., where he served on the Board of
Directors.
Neil's legacy lives on through the love his of his family, country, and Jewish faith. In lieu of
flowers, donations are kindly accepted to: Temple Beth Shalom of Austin, the National
Museum of American Jewish Military History in Washington, DC or a charity of your
choice..

Living and Neilson GOLDMAN had the following children: