Obituary of John Nathan Gould

John Nathan Gould, 84, of Woodstock, died February 14, 2010 at Day Kimball Hospital. He was born July 15, 1925, in Providence, Rhode Island to Herman E. and Charlotte M. Gould. On May 20, 1950, he married Calla Linnea Otto, with whom he had four sons, Nathan (deceased), David, George, and John Gould. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II as a radar operator, and later worked as an air traffic controller for the Civil Aeronautics Administration. He attended Cornell University and the New School for Social Research in New York, and graduated from Brown University. He taught labor relations at the University of Connecticut, and later worked as an organizer for the United Steelworkers of America in Providence and Pittsburgh. In 1968, he moved to Ghana with his family, as a representative for the African-American Labor Center. He worked in Africa for 25 years, living in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Egypt, and traveling to many other African countries. At his retirement he was Regional Director for North and East Africa for the AALC. He is survived by his wife, Calla L. Gould, of Woodstock, his sons David Gould of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, George Gould of Putnam, Connecticut, John Gould of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, his six grandchildren, Jacob, Sarah, Gabriel, Jeremy, Heather, and Ethan Gould, and four great-grandchildren, Maia and Owen Ostromecki, and Noah and Cylus Gould. Funeral Services will be private. Donations may be made in his memory to the Intensive Care Fund c/o Day Kimball Hospital, PO Box 632, Putnam, CT. www.smithandwalkerfh.com