Jeanne Goldsmith:  

Jeanne is from Richfield Springs, New York. Jeanne's schools include Richfield Springs Central High School. Jeanne later attended Kaplan University (Paralegal Studies) , Utica Manpower School of Practical Nursing (Nursing) , Hobart and William Smith Colleges (English/French) . April 14, 2015 I married George Goldsmith, Jr, in 1970. We moved to Albany in late 1974, after my graduation from nursing school. I began working as a nurse at Albany Medical Center Hospital in January of 1975. This was the beginning of 28 exciting and instructive career years, mostly spent in various disciplines at Albany Med. I retired at my neurosurgeon's insistence in late 2002, after my fourth spinal surgery. George was a career NYS employee, starting in 1970 at the Dept of Transportation and retiring in 2006 from the Department of Parks and Recreation. He was also a tireless activist for the NYS Public Employees Federation, a union of technical and engineering employees, as well as a community charity activist. George and I had 2 daughters and 2 sons, beginning in 1970 and ending in 1980. Two of these children have given us our four wonderful grandsons, who are between the ages of 8 and 20. The other two remain unmarried. Our youngest son, Justin, suffers from Cystic Fibrosis, a debilitating and fatal genetic disorder. He is currently 34 years old and will be facing a double lung transplant sometime in the future. Unfortunately, George passed away in...Expand for more