Robert Neil Going June 30, 1951 – February 13, 2019 Share this obituary Send Flowers Sign Guestbook| Send Private Condolences| Send Sympathy Card Robert Neil Going passed away following a short illness on February 13, 2019 at Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY. He was born in Troy, NY on June 30, 1951 to Francis Going, an attorney and Laura Brunelli Going, a teacher, but relocated to Amsterdam, NY in his childhood. A graduate of Bishop Scully High School, the State University of New York at Albany and Albany Law School, Going served as Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney, Chairman of the City of Amsterdam Charter Revision Committee, Amsterdam City Court Judge, Montgomery County Family Court Judge and Amsterdam Corporation Counsel.
In 1980 he won election as a delegate to the Republican National Convention supporting Ronald Reagan. In the wake of the 9-11 attack of the World Trade Center, Going Volunteered with the American Red Cross, serving diligently and selflessly at Ground Zero. Going also served as a host on WCSS radio and produced his own podcast, “The Show With No Name”.
Even following his more recent relocation to Albany, NY, he maintained an active interest and participation in the Walter Elwood Museum. His interests were varied: his family and friends, his Roman Catholic faith, in national political affairs, in the Boston Red Sox, and in classic film and musical standards, particularly that of the Broadway stage. Going participated in local theatrical productions, including that of the Adirondack Players, the Galway Players, and served as an extra in the 1973 film The Way We Were.
He played the piano and late in life, with his beloved Mary, he became an adept painter. He was the author of two books on American History Honor Roll: The World War II Dead of Amsterdam, NY and Where Do We Find Such Men? , as well as the novel The Eagle Has Landed and the collection The Judge Report: Musings of a Conservative Republican Pro-Life Catholic Red Sox Fanatic.
He is survived by his wife Mary (Thackrah) Going to whom he was married June 22, 1978; his children Anna (James) Barker, Robert Jr. (Jenna), James (Laurie) and Louisa; grandchildren Laura Porcello, Emma and Dean Philip (born February 14, 2019) Going and Jeffrey and James Barker; siblings Jay (Kathryn), Tim (Rose), Dale (Eric Wynne) and Sean (Lisa); aunts, uncles, many nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends. Relatives and friends are invited to the Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church, 607 Central Avenue, Albany, NY. The family will receive relatives and friends from 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, February 15, 2019 at the Jendrzejczak Funeral Home 200 Church Street, Amsterdam, NY.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Walter Elwood Museum, 100 Church Street, Amsterdam, NY 12010. Please submit on-line condolences at www. jendrzejczakfuneral.
com.
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