Editing Ron Goodwin (section)

==Personal life==
Goodwin was married twice and had a son, Chris, from his first marriage. Ron Shillingford, Goodwin's personal assistant for over twenty years, said of him: "Ron was a musical perfectionist who had a fine rapport with his fellow artists. He was a kind, caring man, with a wonderful sense of humour." Goodwin was enthusiastic about working with young people and was heavily involved with the Hampshire County Youth Orchestra, Worthing Youth Orchestra, [[City of Leeds College of Music]] and the City of Birmingham Schools' Concert Orchestra.

The road in which Goodwin lived with his family in [[Plymouth]] has since been renamed Goodwin Crescent in his memory.<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--lead container name-->North Prospect messageboard |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2009/07/28/north_prospect_messageboard_feature.shtml |title=Devon – Places – North Prospect messageboard |publisher=BBC |date=28 July 2009 |access-date=21 April 2011}}</ref>

===Death===
In December 2002, Goodwin completed his 32nd consecutive year of Christmas concerts in packed venues across the South of England. However, he had suffered from [[asthma]] for many years and the condition had worsened with age. On 7 January 2003, having completed conducting a series of Christmas concerts with the [[Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra]], he returned home and died in his sleep at Blacknest Cottage, [[Brimpton Common]], Hampshire, on 8 January 2003, aged 77.<ref name="powell-pressburger.org"/>