Howard L. Silverstein

Howard Leonard Silverstein, the son of George and Minnie Silverstein, was born in the Bronx, NY on March 18th, 1932. He was certainly a welcome gift to his mother, as they shared the same birthday, Interestingly, this March 18th birthday would also be shared with his loving wife of over 45 years, Carole. The family, including brother, Barry A. Silverstein, moved to Miami Beach in in 1945, where Howard attended Miami Beach Junior High School and Miami Beach Senior High School, graduating in 1950. Howard was a great athlete and was an all-city and all-district baseball player, with numerous offers to play professional baseball. He continued to play baseball at the University of Florida for one year and then played for a semi-professional, traveling team. His love of sports continued throughout his life, and he was an avid Miami Dolphins fan, attending games and cheering on his team for many years. Howard also always looked forward to his twice a week, regularly scheduled golf games and even more so to spending quality time with his golf buddies. He was very proud of the fact that he was able to continue playing golf well into his 92nd year.

Howard graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts and the University of Miami School of Law. As a member of the Florida Bar, Howard practiced law in South Florida for over 52 years, specializing in personal injury, maritime and longshore cases. Howard truly loved practicing law and considered it to be one of the greatest accomplishments of his life. Getting to know his clients and representing them with utmost dedication brought him great joy. He always “thought” like a lawyer, appreciating the knowledge, logic and discipline essential to being successful.

Howard was a brilliant scholar, invariably seeming to know something about just about everything. He possessed a reserve of loving sarcasm and quick wit that brought a lively nature to every conversation. He was a voracious reader, specifically enjoying maritime fiction and especially the books of C.S. Forester. He must have read the 12-book Horatio Hornblower series at least half a dozen times and could recite the text with ease. He also enjoyed poetry and even dabbled in writing poetry. He loved to learn and emphasized the value of having an open mind throughout the course of his life.

Howard served his military obligation as a member of the U.S. Army Reserve, until honorably discharged.

Howard leaves behind his daughter, Randi Goetzinger and son in law, Tony; son, Marc Silverstein; and granddaughters, Emma Goetzinger and Taylor Silverstein. Howard loved life immensely and was blessed with many dear friends and colleagues throughout the course of his life, for which he was always grateful. He joins his beloved wife, Carole, to be reunited in eternity.

A funeral service for Howard will be held Sunday, August 4, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at Riverside Gordon Memorial Chapels at Mount Nebo (Kendall), 5900 SW 77th Ave, Miami, FL 33143, followed by a burial from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.