WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Buford Jack Goldstein, 24 Jul 2005
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Buford Jack Goldstein, a loving husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather,
brother, uncle, and friend, passed this life on July 24, 2005. He was born May
11, 1925, in Johnson City, Tenn., to the late Morris and Lena Goldstein and
graduated Science Hill High School in 1942. After serving in the U.S. Army
during WWII, he earned a degree in Chemical Engineering summa cum laude from
the University of Tennessee in 1947, where he later served for a number of
years as a Trustee at the request of the Governor. 

After graduating from UT, Buford returned to East Tennessee as a research
chemist at Bemberg Industries in Elizabethton where he co-authored with John
Crockett "The Story of American Bemberg Staple Fiber." His career in the
textile industry spanned a half century. He rose to become Executive Vice-
President of Beaunit Mills, Bemberg's parent company, and retired in 1995 as
president and co-owner of Hampton Print Works in Johnson City. 

He was a charter member of the Elizabethton Shriners and a lifelong member of
B'nai Shalom Congregation in Blountville, Tenn. He was also an honorary
graduate of ETSU where he established a scholarship fund. 

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary Jane Richmond Goldstein; his
sister, Anita Licht; his brother, Gordon Goldstein; three sons and daughters-
in-law, Robert and Amanda Goldstein, David Goldstein and Catherine Evans, and
Gary and Rebecca Goldstein; grandchildren, Anna, Michael, Janie, Steven,
Everest and Bear; and numerous nieces and nephews. 

The funeral service will be held at Tetrick Funeral Services in Johnson City
on Thursday, July 28, at 3 p.m. with Rabbi Brian Nevins-Goldman. Interment
will follow at Monte Vista Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends
at their home following the interment. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made
to the ETSU Scholarship Fund, Financial Aid, P.O. Box 70722 ETSU, Johnson
City, TN 37614, or B'Nai Shalom Congregation, 2510 Hwy. 126, Bristol, TN
37620. Condolences and memorials may be shared with the family by visiting
www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. 

Arrangements for the Goldstein family are through Tetrick Funeral and
Cremation Services, 3001 Peoples Street, Johnson City, TN 37604, (423) 610-
7171.


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