Randolph Adams Goodwin ’73

Randolph Adams Goodwin ’73 died on April 3, 2014, at home in Glastonbury, Connecticut, from brain cancer. Randy came to Dartmouth from Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro, Maine. At the College he majored in psychology, sang in the Glee Club and was a member of Phi Sigma Psi. Graduating summa cum laude, Randy received a Navy scholarship to attend Tufts Medical School in Boston. He did his internship and residency in internal medicine at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut, and served four years on active duty at the U.S. Naval Hospital at Marine Corps Base at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Randy completed a fellowship in infectious diseases at Brown University and joined the H&M Medical Clinic in Concord, North Carolina. In 1989 he accepted the position of chief of infectious diseases at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut, where he held many leadership positions and enjoyed teaching family-medicine residents. Randy was a life-long Boston Red Sox fan and was thrilled to finally attend a Red Sox World Series game last fall. An avid golfer, Randy played some of the great courses, including Pebble Beach and St. Andrews, on his annual golf trips with friends. He sang in the barbershop quartet The Spinal Chords when he worked at Hartford Hospital and whenever the members could reunite. Randy is survived by his wife, Nancy, and three sons. Memorial contributions in Randy’s name may be made to Middlesex Hospital, in care of the Department of Philanthropy, 28 Crescent St., Middletown, CT 06457.