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Radley-Gold, Elizabeth
Born:
4/4/1918
Location:
Bayview, New York
Story:
Elizabeth Frances Radley was the only daughter of steel magnate James Owen Radley and wife, Helena.
Elizabeth was very much her mother’s daughter moving in social circles and helping her mother with charity fundraisers. She received a degree in Liberal Arts from Radcliff College and went to work with her mother supporting charitable organizations and arranging fundraisers.
Elizabeth married financier, William Tyler Gold in 1941. Their union produced two sons, Joshua William Gold in 1942 and Noah Tyler Gold in 1950.
Elizabeth took over as director of the James Owen Radley Foundation in 1958 when her sister-in-law, Patricia, was hospitalized after having a nervous breakdown.
A little over a year later, William and her youngest son, Noah, were killed in a plane crash. Elizabeth retired to a family vacation home in Vermont without appointing a successor to run the foundation.
Three years later, Elizabeth and Patricia Radley went to court to regain control of the James Owen Radley Foundation and the Radley Estate. After a ten-year court battle, they won their case recovering both the foundation and the family estate.
Paranormal Community:
Elizabeth and Patricia Radley announced a new board of directors for the foundation and that the foundation would now be known as the Christopher Owen Radley Foundation. The new foundation took up the cause of defending advocate paranormals against the Committee for Responsible Government and its Paranormal Registration Movement.
At first the new Radley Foundation was overlooked but Elizabeth did not give up. She found Michael Hendricks Jr., a young charismatic individual with beliefs very similar to her own and asked him to join the foundation.
Michael became the spokesman for the Radley Foundation and Elizabeth moved behind the scenes using her society contacts to influence key congressmen and senators.
Through hard work and diligence, Elizabeth and the Radley Foundation were able to get an act passed that allowed advocate paranormals to operate within a system of federal guidelines that did not entail registration or direct service to the government. The act was named the Radley-Gold Act in her honor.
After passage of the Radley-Gold Act, Elizabeth returned to the day-to-day business of running the Radley Foundation. She retired as director in 1990 and now serves as a special advisor to the Radley Foundation board.
In the aftermath of the Black Arion Arises incident during a debate with Lucas Amberjohn, Chairman of the Paranormal Registration Movement, Elizabeth spoke of the sacrifices the paranormals in her family had made protecting people from criminal and terrorist paranormals. While making her argument, she revealed that Goldstar was her son, Joshua William Gold. She also pointed out that two of the most common paranormal 'talents' were vitality and longevity then questioned Amberjohn youthful looks and health which were quite remarkable for someone almost seventy years old.
In April 2003, Elizabeth celebrated her eighty-fourth birthday. She looks like she is in her mid-forties and many believe she is a paranormal especially after her debate comments about longevity and vitality the year before.
Several books have been written about Elizabeth, her son Joshua (Goldstar) and her grandchildren Angel and Nick.
Cross References:
Gold, Angel Minh.
Gold, Nick.
Goldstar.
Goldstar Foundation.
Radley Foundation, Christopher Owen.
Radley Foundation, James Owen.
Radley, Christopher Owen.
Radley, Patricia Anton.
Record Last Changed Date: 10/24/2009
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