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Council names Callahan Center multipurpose room for longtime volunteer Mark Goldman
Summary
The council approved the mayor's request to name the multipurpose room at the Callahan Center after Mark Goldman, citing his decades of volunteer work for youth sports and senior services; the motion passed by roll call.
The Framingham City Council voted March 24 to name the multipurpose room at the Callahan Center in honor of the late Mark Goldman, recognizing his years of volunteer leadership in youth sports and senior services.
In a letter read at the meeting, the mayor detailed Goldman's work: he helped create the Field of Dreams soccer complex, served on the Parks and Recreation Commission, led fundraising for the Callahan Center as president of Friends of the Callahan Center and advocated for senior programs such as the continuing connections program for people with early‑stage Alzheimer's. "Mark's memory will continue to inspire all of us to give back to our community and to serve others as he did," the mayor said in the prepared statement and asked the council to consider the naming request.
Clyde Daughton, representing the Council on Aging, told the council he had known Goldman for about 15 years and described him as tireless in support of seniors. "There's not much that he wouldn't do," Daughton said, and recounted Goldman's fundraising for center programs.
Several councilors praised Goldman's decades of service. Councilor Cannon described Goldman as instrumental in protecting the Callahan Center for senior use after the city's transition to a city government, and other members recalled his fundraising and organizing work.
A motion to approve the naming was moved and seconded and carried on a roll call vote. The council scheduled placement of signage and the formal naming to follow administrative arrangements with the Callahan Center and the Council on Aging.
The action was approved by the full council at the March 24 meeting; councilors also encouraged the administration and the Callahan Center friends group to coordinate a public dedication.
