Lionel Goldblatt was for many years CEO of the Goldblatt department store chain in Chicago that his father founded in 1914. In his later years he was a frequent volunteer at the Chicago Botanic Garden and at two area hospitals. “He was extraordinarily kind and was definitely a people person, and he very much enjoyed working on the front lines with families,” said Judy Cashen, the Chicago Botanic Garden’s retired director of volunteer administration and engagement. Advertisement Goldblatt, 93, died of a cardiac-related issue on Nov. 28 at his Evanston home, said his daughter, Vicki. Born in Chicago, Lionel Howard...