Harvey I. Goldstein

January 8, 2025, 5:27 pm 0 Edit

GOLDSTEIN: Harvey I. Goldstein. On Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, Harvey I. Goldstein, beloved husband for 55 years of Dorothy C. “Dottie”; loving father of Benjamin (Precy) Goldstein of Mesa, Arizona, and Bonnie (Greg) Gordon of Pittsburgh. Brother of Jo-Ann Tuckfelt of Pittsburgh. Devoted Pops of Lucy, Max, Lily and Lydia. Also survived by a niece, nephew, cousins and friends. Harvey graduated early from Taylor Allderdice High School and from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and finally, from Harvard Law School in 1966. He was a practicing attorney for over 40 years. He met his future bride, Dottie, at a wedding in Rochester, New York. They got married on Thanksgiving weekend in 1969, in Rochester, in a blizzard, where their good friends pranked them by handcuffing them. Harvey and Dottie started to write a book together about planning a wedding and the first year of marriage, which became, “Chicken or Prime Ribs?” After 21 rejection letters from publishing companies they changed the name to, “The General Had Borscht For Breakfast.” The book was never published although he made copies to entertain friends and family. Harvey was unique, eccentric and really witty and creative. He was an excellent attorney and very precise with his language, but law was really just his 9 to 5 job. His true passion was investing. His allegiance was toward UPenn, crediting Wharton with giving him the knowledge he needed to pursue his passion for investing. He loved analyzing numbers, and wrote a long investment guide for his family. A resident of Mt. Lebanon for 34 years, Harvey walked the neighborhood so much he was known as, “the Mayor of Orchard Drive.” After leaving Mt. Lebanon, they moved to South Fayette, where he lived for another 19 years. After retirement, Harvey and Dottie enjoyed cruises and traveling to visit their grandchildren, friends and family. He loved his family and was so proud of his children and grandchildren. Services at Beth El Congregation of the South Hills, 1900 Cochran Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15220, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, at 10 a.m. Visitation one hour prior to services (9-10 a.m.). Interment Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Beth El Section. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Beth El Congregation. Arrangements entrusted to Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., family-owned and operated. schugar.com PJC