Arthur John Goodyear, 90, of New Britain and Port Charlotte, Florida, the loving husband of Harriet (Connell) Goodyear, died Sunday evening at John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, with his wife of 56 years at his side.  Born in Port Chester, New York, son of the late Frederick and the late Nora (Galvin) Goodyear.  He lived in Middletown from 1924 until 1944, graduated from LaSalette Seminary College in Hartford in 1942 and from the American Academy of Mortuary Science in 1946, served in the U.S. Navy in WWII, and was employed at Porter’s Funeral Home in New Britain and Kensington since 1947, where he managed the funeral home from 1952 until 1984, retiring as the oldest practicing funeral director and embalmer in Connecticut in 2008. He was a member of Saint Maurice Church in New Britain, President of the New Britain Rotary Club (1961-1962), Vice President of the Keemosahbee Council of the Boy Scouts of America in New Britain (1962-1965), President of Family Services of Central Connecticut (1966-1967), and a life member of New Britain Elks Lodge #957.  He was a wonderful father, an avid golfer who lived to shoot his age, and he loved dinner and dancing at the Elks Clubs in New Britain and Florida. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Dawn Goodyear of Long Island, a daughter Carol A. Goodyear of West Hartford, and a daughter and son-in-law Barbara Goodyear and Stephen Rosenfield of San Francisco, his sister-in-law, Eunice Goodyear, lives in Fort Myers, Florida, six grandchildren, Jamie Goodyear Porrino, Jacob Goodyear, Christopher Barry, Alexis Rosenfield, Zachary Rosenfield, and Tatum Goodyear, and two great grandchildren, Ethan and Gavin Porrino. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place Wednesday at 10am at St. Paul Church, 467 Alling Street, Kensington. Burial in St. John’s Church Cemetery in Middletown will be at the convenience of the family. There are no calling hours. A reception and celebration of Art’s life will be held at a future date and time to be announced. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Catholic Charities Inc., 90 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051. Porter’s Funeral service in Kensington is assisting his family.