Mr. Goldstein was an important factor in many aspects of civic life in Montgomery County, and will be greatly missed.

Janel Davis writes:

Longtime civic activist Wayne Goldstein died of a heart attack Monday morning in Rockville on the way to testify in a hearing before the county’s Board of Appeals, family members said Monday afternoon.

Family members and friends reported that Goldstein, 56, was scheduled to appear for the hearing at 9:30 a.m. but never showed up. A card belonging to his cousin, a dentist in the county, was found in his pocket. A call to Goldstein’s cousin set off a round of calls to family members, said Goldstein’s mother Terry, who lives in Chevy Chase.