Henry Sage Goodwin, 97, of Avon, died at his home on Wednesday(June 12, 2002). He was born October 14, 1904, in New York City,the second son of Walter L. Goodwin and Elizabeth Sage Goodwin(later Elizabeth Sage Hare). He grew up in Hartford, attendingKingswood School and later Groton School in Massachusetts. Hewent to Yale University, first as an undergraduate and then as astudent at the School of Architecture, graduating with an M.F.A.in 1927. A few years later he and his colleague Robert Schutzopened the architectural firm Schutz & Goodwin in Hartford, outof which for the next 30 years, together and separately, theydesigned many houses, offices, schools, and libraries in theHartford area, most notably the Hartford Public Library, whoseinnovative design placed it astride a major highway going underMain Street. Goodwin also designed the restoration of theGoodspeed Opera House in East Haddam. In 1962, Goodwin retiredfrom the practice of architecture and turned full time to hislifelong passion for painting and drawing. Over the next 30years he produced three illustrated books and hundreds of oilpaintings commenting with wit, irony, and sometimes romanticnostalgia on various aspects of American life. His paintingshave been exhibited in New York, Paris, and in the greaterHartford area at such places as the University of Hartford, theCanton Gallery on the Green, the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury,the Goodspeed Opera House and the New Britain Museum of AmericanArt. Goodwin served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during1942-45. In Hartford, he served on the Boards of Trustees of theHartford Conservatory and the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.He leaves behind two sons, Phillip Manning Goodwin of WestSussex, England, and Rufus Stockton Goodwin of Boston, from hisfirst wife, Anne Stockton (still living). He leaves a daughter,Judith Goodwin Pott, of New York City, from his second wife,Susan Taylor Goodwin (deceased). Also surviving are eightgrandchildren; a great-grandchild; two stepdaughters from hissecond wife, and their families. All of them will miss himdeeply and will continue to draw inspiration from hiscreativity, inner strength, and self-reliance. A MemorialService will be held at Christ Church Cathedral, corner ofChurch and Main Streets, Hartford, Friday, June 21, 2002, at1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made tothe Canton Gallery on the Green, Canton Green, Canton, CT 06019or to the Connecticut Hospice, Inc., 270 Farmington Avenue,Farmington, CT 06032.