In Memory of Gary Goldstein
Gary Goldstein was born in Omaha and died peacefully at his home in Basalt, Colorado with his wife Barbara at his side on April 11, 2024. Gary attended Central High School and went on to graduate from the University of Oklahoma. After graduation Gary returned to Omaha starting his career as an architect with Leo A. Daly. After a few years he left and worked at other architecture firms before starting his own firm in the 1970s. His firm later merged with Bahr, Vermeer, and Haecker, where he worked until his retirement in 1998.
Gary and Barbara moved to Colorado after his retirement, living in Basalt and Aspen. Gary loved the Rocky Mountains and enjoyed hiking, biking, skiing, camping and being outdoors.
Gary and Barbara established the Gary and Barbara Goldstein Jewish Youth Camp Fund to enable Jewish youth under 18 years old to attend summer residential camps, day camps sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Omaha, Omaha-area synagogues or other summer camping programs sponsored by Jewish organizations. The Goldsteins also established the Gary and Barbara Goldstein Endowment for the Jewish Federation of Omaha, and the Gary and Barbara Goldstein Life & Legacy Endowment Fund. Both funds provide support to the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society, Jewish Family Service, the Jewish Federation of Omaha, and Temple Israel.
Gary is survived by his wife Barbara, his son Michael (Dacia) Goldstein, and daughter Beth (Danny) Bernstein. The Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation is extremely thankful for the generosity of Gary and Barbara Goldstein.
