Janet Ann Goldstein Fuller, aged 70, succumbing to the fatal effects of dementia (FrontoTemperalDegeneration), completed her 53 year Park City residence during the early hours of Thursday, Jan. 17. Born in Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct.
5, 1948, to medical doctors Jean and David Goldstein, Janet, following graduation with a B.A. in Social Work from New York University, arrived at Park City in 1969, along with a throng of commensurate young people attracted to the former silver mining town’s resergence as a ski resort location. waitress and ski lift chair loader (United Steelworks of America) she eventually became a full-time ski instructor with the Stein Erickson Park City Mountain Resort Ski School. At various times she was with the Utah Department of Social Services and Summit County Health Department’s Prevention Center, eventually venturing into the University of Utah School of Law, graduating with the class of ’84.
Her acknowledged writing talent helped her earn a Utah Law Review position and appointment as legal writing teaching assistant for first-year Law School students. Upon graduation and Utah Bar licensure, she clerked for then-Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Chrstine Durham, an honor and influence she cherished a lifetime. Associated subsequently with Salt Lake City law firms Prince, Yeates & Geldzahler and McDowell & Gillman, she, as Janet Goldstein, established private practice in Park City, serving a substantially-sized client base, including in particular, a variety of business related matters, which at the time met a critical demand while the city experienced a rebirth as Summit County’s economic center.
In fact, advocacy she successfully represented for clients led to state appeals court judgments establishing significant legal precedent. At various times, she served on the executive board, Utah Chapter, National Alzheimers Assn. ; as chairman, Utah Bar Litigation Section; small claims court judge in Summit County and enthusiastic member of The Ambassadors, a Park City service organization.
Park City residency satisfied her skiing proficiency, which she gained while an adolescent on icy Northeastern terrain as well as superb horsemanship, refined attending Northern New York summer girls’ camps. Married in 2003 to Harry E. Fuller Jr. — Supreme Court Chief Justice Durham officiating — she indulged with her husband their mutual interest in travel, visiting China, Thailand, various European, Carribean, Central and South American destinations. And, of course, return New York City visits, renewing contact with friends made during childhood, adolescent and young adult years.
She a certified scuba diver, he a collegiate athletic scholarship swimmer, they, as often as possible, spent time in Hawaii and the Florida Keys for underwater exploration. Their skiing took them to Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and once to Grindlewald, Switzerland. Janet’s gregarious nature, complemented by a fine sense of humor, a lively intellect, instinctive generosity and gift for story-telling prompted conversation and engagement with people — frequently complete strangers — she met wherever she lived or traveled, often establishing life-long mutually valued friendships.
Janet will be fondly remembered by those grateful to have known and enjoyed her company. She is survived by her husband; a brother, Paul and his wife Jillian, of Steamboat, Colo. , and La Jolla, Calif.
; her nieces, Karen Calle, Denver, Colo. ; Jennifer LaRaia and nephew Michael Goldstein, both of La Jolla. The family would like to acknowledge the management and staffs at Legacy Village Sugar House, The Marian Center at St. Joseph Villa and Brighton Hospice for considerate, understanding and affectionate care provided Janet during her final days of life.
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