Karen Goodwin - Obituary

aren Walter Goodwin, 66, of Annapolis and formerly of Washington, DC and New York City, died Monday, June 30 at Anne Arundel Medical Center due to complications from colon cancer. Born April 8, 1948 in Fort Dix, NJ, Karen received her B.A. from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX and her M.A. from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. She was a New York Theatre Producer and President of Fifth Avenue Entertainment. She was also a writer and a literary agent. Karen was an active member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Annapolis; a member of the Wedgewood Group, Theology of the Body, Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, NY Theatre Guild and Catholic University faculty. A luminous spirit and intellect, Karen enjoyed spending time with her family, reading, gardening, mentoring, traveling, photography and was a consummate friend. She is loved by so many family members and friends from coast to coast and around the globe. Karen is preceded in death by her mother, Jeanne Melillo Walter. She is survived by her son, Nicholas Reid Goodwin of New York City, NY; her two brothers, Richard S. Walter, Jr. (Caryl Garcia) of Silver Spring, MD and Michael S. (Kelley) Walter of Albuquerque, NM; her sister, Donna Jeanne Walter (Philip J. Galipo) of Rockville, MD; her father, Richard S. Walter, Sr. of Annapolis; her uncle, Robert M. Melillo of Fairfax, VA; her nieces and nephews, Stacia and James Raymond, Cassandra and Bryan Alls, Bryan and Heather Deehring; she adored her great-nieces and nephews, Gracie Raymond, Josephine and Brayden Alls and Jackson Deehring. A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, July 12 at 11:00AM at St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church, 11801 Claridge Road, Wheaton, MD 20902. Interment is private. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory are recommended to either Broadway Cares at www.broadwaycares.org or Covenant House at www.covenanthouse.org. An online guestbook is available by clicking the tab on this page.