Gloria Louise Goodman, 73, passed on January 4, 2023 in her home surrounded by the people she loved most. She was born an only child to her parents, Sonny and Margaret Goodman in Manhasset, NY on July 28, 1949. Although she was an only child Gloria spent most of her childhood being raised by her maternal grandparents, alongside her aunts and uncles as a younger sibling.
In her teen years Gloria attended and graduated from Henninger high school in Syracuse NY. Throughout her life Gloria would hold many roles but she eventually worked and retired from the City of Syracuse Department of Public Works.
While Gloria helped to raise all of her Aunt Ayesha's children and grandchildren, she ultimately adopted and raised one of her own whom she loved and adored with all her heart, Sameel.
Gloria is predeceased by her parents, paternal and maternal grandparents. Gloria is survived by her longtime friend, Elder Orian C. Miller, her son, Sameel Alessandr (formerly Sufyan Muhammad) her cherished toy poodle daughter, Chantè Goodman and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
To honor Gloria's memory, we are holding a Celebration of Life ceremony on January 13, 2023 at 3pm at Mathewson-Forani Funeral Home, 206 Kinne Street, East Syracuse NY 13057.
To watch the service live on Zoom, go to Zoom.com and join the meeting here:
Meeting code is
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Password is
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