Richard Alan Goldstein

Richard Alan “Dick” Goldstein, long-time executive director of the Mid-Shore behavioral health and rape crisis center known as For All Seasons, died of cancer on December 20 at Hospice of Queen Anne’s in Centreville. His death came one month after his wife, Janet, and their two daughters surprised their apparently healthy father with a 70th birthday party in Easton. Under Mr. Goldstein’s leadership, For All Seasons greatly expanded its services throughout the Mid-Shore’s five counties, adding anger management services, school-based mental health services in Kent and Dorchester counties, bilingual programs for the Latino community, therapy for women with histories of trauma and substance abuse issues who are incarcerated, crisis intervention, and supportive services for adoptive youth and, most recently, services for area victims of human trafficking. Today, For All Seasons employs 38 full- and part-time paid staff and ten volunteers. Professional staff members include a child and adolescent psychiatrist, a general psychiatrist, a psychiatric nurse, licensed certified social workers-clinical (LCSW-C), and licensed certified professional counselors (LCPC). Ten FAS volunteers maintain Hotline and Emergency Advocacy services. “Dick’s loss is a tremendous one for his family, colleagues, friends and the entire mental health community,” said Board President Beth Anne Langrell. “He was an incredible human being who taught us all to be better people. Dick will be forever missed, and For All Seasons will continue to provide all the services Dick believed in, carrying on his legacy every step of the way.” Mr. Goldstein, a resident of Easton, was named Outstanding Provider of the Year in 2005 by Mid-Shore Mental Health Systems, Inc. “Dick Goldstein exemplifies the public mental health spirit,” said Nancy Zinn, executive editor of Mid-Shore Mental Health Systems, Inc., on awarding the honor. “We appreciate all of his contributions and most importantly his willingness to accept a challenge and at times take a risk.” A native of Washington, DC, Mr. Goldstein started his career with an MBA from American University. In 1971, he was named vice president of Auto-Train Corporation, an instantly popular venture that gave Florida vacationers excellent food, entertainment, and a good night’s sleep while their cars rode piggyback on the train between Lorton, VA, and Sanford, FL. The company was successful until it added a route that started in Louisville, KY, but after two derailments, Auto Train ceased operations in 1981. (Amtrak renewed the Lorton-Sanford service 22 months later.) Mr. Goldstein turned to retailing, but in the early 1990s, he and his wife, Janet, moved with their two teenage daughters to St. Michaels, MD, in search of a less hectic lifestyle. Soon after settling in on the Eastern Shore, when one of the daughters was seeing a clinical social worker, Mr. Goldstein started thinking about changing careers. He enrolled in the University of Maryland School of Social Work in Baltimore and by 1994, he was working at For All Seasons as a masters level social worker intern. Two years after graduating, Mr. Goldstein was named executive director of FAS, a post he held until his death. In addition to his duties at the head of For All Seasons, Mr. Goldstein continued to counsel a large number of clients. Mr. Goldstein is survived by his wife of 38 years, Janet Price Goldstein; his daughters, Samantha Goldstein and Elise Wooters; four grandchildren, Nicholas, Brianna, Xaviar and Niamaya, all of Easton; and by his sister, Carol Goldman of Potomac, MD. Over the years, FAS has received citations from the Maryland General Assembly for its commitment to youth and their families throughout the Mid-Shore as well as its ability to maintain a successful nonprofit organization. The Talbot County Chamber of Commerce selected FAS as the Nonprofit Business of the Year in 2007, and for three years running, the Commissioners of Kent, Queen Anne’s, Talbot and Dorchester counties issued proclamations praising For All Seasons. Graveside service will be held at Oxford Cemetery in Oxford, MD, on Sunday, December 22, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Behavioral Health and Rape Crisis Center at For All Seasons, 300 Talbot Street, Easton, MD 21601 or www.forallseasonsinc.org.

Richard Alan Goldstein

November 23, 1943 - December 20, 2013