Dr. Ronald Goldschmidt Obituary

Ronald Goldschmidt
11/22/1943 - 07/22/2024
Ronald H. Goldschmidt, of San Mateo, California, passed away on July 22, 2024, at the age of 80.
Ron was born on November 22, 1943, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to parents Lester and Margo Goldschmidt (nee Bachenheimer). His spirit is carried on by his wife, Catherine; his two sons Daniel (Amy) and Joel (Angela); grandchildren Megan and Jonah; sister Linda (Sanford) Ehrenreich of Pittsburgh, PA.
He graduated from Northwestern University in Political Science and never lost his interest in national and international politics. His career as a doctor began at University of Wisconsin Medical School, graduating in 1970. He relocated to San Francisco where he began his 50-year professional career at UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital. His professional accomplishments were varied but working with the HIV/AIDS epidemic from the very first days to the success in recent years, and for establishing the Family Practice Inpatient Service at SFGH were his most significant. His greatest love was working as an attending physician, teaching the Residents, and passing along his blend of medical knowledge and compassion.
Outside the hospital, he enjoyed spending time with his family, playing jazz piano, refereeing soccer games, working in the garden, and watching every Warriors' game. While his professional accomplishments are numerous, he always said he was most proud of his wonderful family, watching his kids and grandkids grow up, while building a wonderful life and home with Cathy.
While he will be missed, his legacy, teachings and impact will carry on forever. In his notes, his family found the following message about his mortality: I've had a full life, the regrets of all the things I have yet to do will simply have to be done by others. Let's go on now and miss each other and continue to love each other.'
Services were held July 25, 2024, at Peninsula Temple Beth El, with interment at Skylawn Cemetery.
Anyone wishing to honor Ron's life work and sustain his legacy, Ron's family suggests a gift in Ron's name to the UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital. "

Published by San Francisco Chronicle from Jul. 26 to Jul. 29, 2024.