Funeral services were held Oct.16 for attorney Walter Goldsmith of Bloomfield Hills, who died Oct. 12 at the age of 89.
Goldsmith was born in Detroit and grew up in Mt. Clemens where he graduated high school.
He went on to attend the University of Michigan where he joined the Sammy (Sigma Alpha Mu) fraternity and made lifelong friends there.
After graduation from U of M, Goldsmith went on to attend law school at Wayne State University.
Goldsmith was a health care and litigation attorney. A life master in bridge, he was a decades-long fan of Detroit area sports with an enduring passion for the University of Michigan football team.
Goldsmith is survived by his wife of 38 years of Sherry Goldsmith; children Susan Goldsmith, Ellen (Sam Levitt) Goldsmith, Mark (the late Katlyn) Ruda, and Michael Ruda; grandchildren Harrison and Davis Finney, Jacob, Zach, and Rachel Levitt, and Benjamin Ruda; sister-in-law Judy Goldsmith; and neices Meryl Goldsmith and Lindsey (Mark Weiss) Goldsmith-Weiss.
The family suggested that those who wish to further honor the memory of Walter Goldsmith may do so by making a contribution to any Jewish charity.
Goldsmith was born in Detroit and grew up in Mt. Clemens where he graduated high school.
He went on to attend the University of Michigan where he joined the Sammy (Sigma Alpha Mu) fraternity and made lifelong friends there.
After graduation from U of M, Goldsmith went on to attend law school at Wayne State University.
Goldsmith was a health care and litigation attorney. A life master in bridge, he was a decades-long fan of Detroit area sports with an enduring passion for the University of Michigan football team.
Goldsmith is survived by his wife of 38 years of Sherry Goldsmith; children Susan Goldsmith, Ellen (Sam Levitt) Goldsmith, Mark (the late Katlyn) Ruda, and Michael Ruda; grandchildren Harrison and Davis Finney, Jacob, Zach, and Rachel Levitt, and Benjamin Ruda; sister-in-law Judy Goldsmith; and neices Meryl Goldsmith and Lindsey (Mark Weiss) Goldsmith-Weiss.
The family suggested that those who wish to further honor the memory of Walter Goldsmith may do so by making a contribution to any Jewish charity.
