Jack L. Goodman ’57

Jack died Aug. 30, 2024.

He came to Princeton from Shaker Heights (Ohio) High School. At Princeton, he majored in history, served as ad manager for The Princeton Tiger, special features editor of The Daily Princetonian, manager of the Student Bedding Agency, and chairman of the Careers in Insurance publication. He joined Campus Club, where he was active in intramural sports and a member of the social committee. In the senior class poll, Jack was named as one of the “biggest card sharks” in the class. His senior-year roommates were Don Creighton, Jasper Daube, Jerry Greenwald, Dick McCready, and Murray Peyton.

Jack married Barbara Gross, a Pembroke (Brown U. affiliate) graduate shortly after graduation, and as he often said, they “lived happily ever after.” As a Naval ROTC participant, Jack served in the Navy for two years, attaining the rank of lieutenant junior grade. He then served on the business board of The Wall Street Journal and participated in the Thursday Lunch Club Which Meets on Mondays with numerous classmates.

Joining with classmate Randy Motland, they launched Guidance Associates, an educational filmstrip and film producer. Jack served as president for many years. After selling the business to Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, he continued working there for a while but eventually formed his own business, the Center for the Humanities — again in the educational business

Jack found time to spend 18 years as a Princeton Schools and Scholarships representative, for 16 of which he was chairman of the Westchester County, N.Y., committee, and he served 10 years as president of the local Princeton alumni club. He also served as a publisher of our 25th-reunion yearbook. Upon retirement he and Barbie moved to Middlebury, Vt., where they enjoyed many connections with Middlebury College and community. They also enjoyed a summer home in Temagami, Ontario, Canada, and spent part of each winter in Florida. In all of those places he became known for his photography of nature subjects.

Barbie predeceased Jack. He is survived by children William ’83, Jane, and Jack Jr. ’89; and their families.