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Mary Alice Gorman, co-founder and longtime owner of Mystery Lovers Bookshop, Oakmont, Pa., died October 9. She was 74.
She and her husband, Richard Goldman, founded the store in 1990 and sold it in 2012. During their ownership, mysteries represented a majority of sales, but Mystery Lovers Bookshop also sold children's, and general fiction and nonfiction titles as well as sidelines, mainly puzzles and games. In 2010, the store won the Raven Award from the Mystery Writers of America
Before opening Mystery Lovers Bookshop, Gorman taught in public schools, had her own consulting business, was executive director of the Pittsburgh ACLU, executive director of the Allegheny County Center for Victims of Violent Crimes and president of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape. She was also a life trustee of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
Yesterday, the store, now owned by Tara Goldberg-DeLeo and Kristy Bodnar, wrote in part: "We are beyond heartbroken and our deepest sympathies are with Richard and their family. Her impact to this community through her love and cultivation of the store, her contributions to the literary world, support to so many authors, and her social impact throughout her career will leave an everlasting footprint. Mary Alice will be greatly missed and forever remain an inspiration to us all."
The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made either to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh or a favorite library.