I Married a Soldier by Lydia Spencer Lane

She grew up in the Sedgwick section of Syracuse, summering at Skaneateles Lake and Manasquan, New Jersey. Lucinda Christian Porter was born in Syracuse, New York, on September 22, 1942. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Rutgers University Foundation.Īrrangements are by the Wilson-Apple Funeral Home, Pennington. We will miss his sense of humor and professorialĪ celebration of his life will be held at his residence on Monday, May 29 from 3-6 p.m. Lionel will be remembered by all who knew him as a tenacious and inquisitive person who lived life to its fullest, as well as for his love of travel and good food. Lionel is predeceased by his wife Ruth in 2015 and is survived by his dear friend and companion Susan Fox son Steve daughter Debbie five grandchildren - Justin, Jessica, Sarah, Sydney, and Joey and two great-grandchildren - Catherine and Ruthie. He also served as Program Chairman of the Princeton Photography Club for four years. He has received awards for his people-oriented photographs from prestigious institutions such as Phillips’ Mill, the Salmagundi Club in NYC, Perkins Art Center, and his photograph “About to Depart” hangs in the Johnson and Johnson Art Museum. He has written numerous scientific papers - several of which have been referenced more than 50,000 times.Īfter his retirement, Lionel took an interest in photography and over the past 20 years has had several one-man shows, most recently at Plainsboro Library. He received the Rutgers College Outstanding Teacher Award in 1987 and the Board of Trustees Outstanding Research Award in 1989. Lionel was a Guggenheim Fellow for his work on why molecules have the shape that they have, using laser spectroscopy. He taught at Penn State and Rutgers after post-doctoral work at Florida State University. Lionel and Ruth eventually settled in Princeton, NJ, in 1966 where they raised two children, Steve and Debbie.

Lionel received his master’s degree from Cornell University and his Ph.D. They married shortly after his honorable discharge from the Navy in WWII.

He earned his undergraduate degree from NYU, where he met his wife, Ruth Sandhouse.

Lionel was born on April 23, 1927, in Far Rockaway, NY, and was the son of William and Theodora Goodman. Lionel Goodman, a longtime resident and active member of the community of Princeton, passed away on May 17, 2023, at the age of 96. He was an emeritus professor of physical chemistry at Rutgers University.

I Married a Soldier by Lydia Spencer Lane