Ray Florenz Goldstein passed away on
9th March 2013 not unexpectedly and somewhat cheerfully, at Mary Potter Hospice aged 72 years, after a relatively short (how long is a ball of string?) and not unenjoyable battle with cancer.

Much loved and loving: younger son of the late Richard & Rosalie; husband of Coral; father of Jason, Rachel & Lina; grandfather of Jordan & Nathan and Luke & Rosalie and Jed & Ayla; uncle of Aaron, Avril and Rylie; first cousin to Leona, Laura (dec), Renee, Larry, Marcia (dec), Neil, Jeffrey, Arlene, Linda (dec), Charles, Danny (dec) and Leah (dec); brother in law to Vic, Peter and Loma, Terry and Hazel, Michael, Laurie and Cheryl; nephew of Eunice. Brother of Henry (dec). Neighbour to: Nick & Angela, Kay &Vaughan, Anne, Peter & Annie, Clay & Rebecca, Miranda & Richard, David & Lynda, Jes & Merlin and Pauline, Richard & Tania.

Mentor to scores, teacher of thousands, friends to countless deserving (and some undeserving) individuals.

Messages may be sent to ‘The Goldstein Family’, c/o PO Box 10987, Wellington or left below.

In lieu of flowers donations to: Cancer Society, 52 Riddiford Street, Wellington and/or Leukaemia & Blood Cancer NZ, PO Box 99182, New Market, Auckland 1149; Mary Potter Hospice, PO Box 7442, Newtown, Wellington; Wellington Free Ambulance, PO Box 601, Wellington or may be left at the service.

Coral and Ray invite family, friends and colleagues to a celebration with an audio visual programme of reflection and comment. If you wish to make a brief spoken tribute, please put pen to paper.

ANSWERS TO RAY’S POLITICAL QUIZ
1. 1968 (while I was attending the Peace, Power & Politics anti-Vietnam War conference at the Wellington Town Hall).
2. FALSE. JFK in 1963 (Nov 22nd), others in 1968.
3. Germany, Brazil, Japan.
4. All three.
5. C. Richard Nixon (how did we all survive his Presidency?).
6. TRUE. (see Nicky Hager’s “Other Peoples’ Wars” and Roberto Rabel’s “New Zealand in the Vietnam War”).
7. B. All three are of Jewish descent, but ONLY Henry Kissinger served in both of these positions (Richard Nixon & Gerald Ford). Albright, Secretary of State under Clinton, previously was a staff member of the NSC but not THE National Security Adviser to the President. Baruch was a top adviser to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt but didn’t hold either of these positions.
8. TRUE.
9. B. Only two prescient Senators: Gruening from Alaska and Morse from Oregon.
10. FALSE. It was the 49th State to join the Union; the 50th was Hawaii.

The service was at the Paramount Cinema, 25 Courtenay Place, Wellington on Sunday, 17th March 2013 at 9.30am, followed by private cremation.

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Service Information: Date: Time: Location: 17/03/2013 9:30 a.m. Paramount Cinema 25 Courtenay Place Te Aro Wellington View Map of Location