Obituaries

Julius M. GoodmanNeurosurgeon

Julius Morton Goodman, 72, a native Washingtonian who became one of the country's top neurosurgeons, died Jan. 27 at his home in Carmel, an Indianapolis suburb. He had a brain tumor.

In 1970, Dr. Goodman was a founding doctor of the Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group, one of the largest private neurosurgical practices in North America. He was a specialist in pituitary disorders.

He was a faculty member at Indiana University's medical school and was affiliated with other hospitals in that area. He developed and taught a review course for neurosurgeons studying for certification and belonged to many professional associations.

He was a 1953 graduate of Coolidge High School and a graduate of George Washington University and its medical school (1960).

He served in the Air Force in Korea from 1962 to 1963.

Survivors include his mother, Selma Dorfman of Silver Spring; a brother, Jordan Goodman of Rockville; a sister, Florence "Dolly" Band of Bethesda; a stepbrother, Albert Dorfman of Rockville.

-- Adam Bernstein

Malvern B. PennockArmy Construction Chief

Malvern B. Pennock, 96, former chief of the Army National Guard's construction division, died of complications from a stroke and congestive heart failure Jan. 20 at the Westminster Health Center at Lake Ridge.

Mr. Pennock worked for the Department of the Army his entire 34-year career, retiring in 1971. He was born in Christiana, Pa., and graduated from Pennsylvania State University and became a registered architect. During World War II, he worked for the Navy Department's Bureau of Yards and Docks.

In retirement, he enjoyed playing golf, reading and traveling with his wife to Europe, across the United States and to Hawaii. He was a member of Clarendon United Methodist Church in Arlington County and from time to time repaired his church's stained glass windows. He had picked up that skill while making leaded glass ornaments for holidays.