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Larry Goodwin
Dec. 2, 1937 - Jan. 25, 2007
Larry passed
away peacefully after a five-year battle with metastatic melanoma. His
wife, Carol, and caregiver, Annie, were at his side; as well as his
"therapy" cat, Sissy. Larry never gave up hope that he would defeat his
disease and it was his positive outlook and uncomplaining nature that
saw him through this gift of additional years.
He was born in
Winchester, Idaho. His parents were Ira and Ruby Goodwin. He is
survived by his wife, Carol; two sons, Patrick (Rebecca), Tyler (Lynn);
and daughter, Joelle (Bruce); and grandchildren Lauren, Brett, Jasmine
and Tyler. He is also survived by his loving step children, Beth
Mandville (Mark) who remained by his side in his final hours, and
Russell Palin; and step-grandchildren, Kenneth and Leah Brooks.
His
early years were spent in Granger, WA, in the Yakima Valley. He later
moved to Seattle, WA. Larry maintained his loyalty to the Univ. of
Washington and the Washington Huskies. He followed sports of all
varieties. He used his engineering skills in business and developed Bay
Piping Products, Inc. After taking early retirement he did work for
FEMA on the Northridge and Santa Cruz Earthquakes.
Larry was proud of
his association with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary and enjoyed
patrolling the Bay waters in his boat, Avalon. He was the past
commodore of the Sierra Point Yacht Club and will be remembered for his
work in building the new club house and putting on his famous St.
Patrick's Day dinners.
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