students on how to think critically or
effectively editorialize cartoons.

“He looked for those students that
were good at communication or liked
to write — and he didn’t play favorites,
don’t get me wrong — but he saw us,
and he pushed us a little bit harder than
everyone else,” Hafer said.

Goldman’s perspective that informed
his cartoons was shaped by his unique
experiences as a young person, Hafer
believed. “He had the perspective of a lot of
different types of people going into
his art and going into his political car-
toons,” Hafer said.

In between his time in college and
teaching and drawing professionally in
Philadelphia, Goldman served in the
Navy during the Vietnam War on the
USS New Jersey. He had the vulnerable
task of loading torpedoes on the side
of the boat, eventually earning him the
title of petty officer third class.

Goldman also couldn’t help but lend
his talents for entertainment while
on the ship, drawing comics in his
downtime. During Goldman’s time in
the Navy, actor and comedian Bob
Hope visited and performed for the
troops, and Goldman was responsible
for archiving the shows’ recordings and
organizing the reel tapes.

“Every time the tape ended when
they were shooting the performance,
Stu would do the cataloging and make
sure that it was accurate information,”
Naomi Goldman said.

Though Goldman seldom talked
about his time in Vietnam, “he was
proud to show” where he served, his
wife said. Later in life, he taught T’ai
Chi Chih to other Vietnam vets.

In addition to drawing cartoons,
Goldman developed an affinity for stained
glass during his time in Fort Lauderdale
and eventually became the managing edi-
tor for GLASScraftman Magazine.

Through the magazine, Goldman
met Randy Wardell, who was assigned
to write Goldman’s profile for the pub-
lication. The two became fast friends.

“The neat thing about Stu was, he
was an adventurer,” Wardell said. “He
would try anything.”
Goldman signed the two of them up for
ukulele lessons one year and took them
paddleboarding on another occasion.

The Jewish Exponent staff in the 1980s with Goldman in the front row, far right
Photo by Scott Weiner
Both Wardell and Naomi Goldman
remember Stuart Goldman’s wide
range of hobbies, which also included
being a certified glider pilot and par-
achutist. He was a “punster” who
enjoyed making up parody songs to
sing and strum along with his ukulele.

“We laughed a lot in the 35 years that
we were together,” Naomi Goldman
said. “We laughed a lot.”
Goldman is survived by his wife, and
other relatives. JE
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