Gary R. Goodman Sr.

Gary R. Goodman Sr., 81, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016. He was a man of great faith, kindness, and love for his family and church.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 17, at First Baptist Church of Lake Worth. Interment will be in Azleland Memorial Park. The family will be present to receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the First Baptist Church of Lake Worth, 7000 Charbonneau, Lake Worth, Texas, 76135.

Gary was a project design engineer with Lockheed Martin from 1957 to 2003. He traveled all over the world for Lockheed and a few projects he worked on were landing gear design for the F35 and F16. Gary was on the economic development committee for the City of Lake Worth and was on the Lake Worth ISD School Board from 1971 to 1973. He served our Lord with joy at the First Baptist Church of Lake Worth where he was the chairman of Deacons and Sunday school director.

He had a kind word for everyone he met. His gentle soul will be greatly missed by his family, church, and all who knew him.

He was greeted at heaven’s gate by his son, Gary R. Goodman Jr.; his parents, Lester O. Goodman and Lesbia E. Goodman; sisters, Marjorie Broderick, Gwen Bosley, and Cecilia Goodman Karpinski, who preceded him to the land of glory.

He is survived by the love of his life, his wife of 59 years, Jeanette Goodman and his cherished daughter, Rene Goodman. He also raised his sister’s children and was “Grandpa” to his niece’s family, Kimberly Warfield and Tom Warfield and their children, Frank, his wife, Danielle, Miranda Morgan, Izzy, Pamela, and Charisma; nephews, Mark Karpinski and Shawn Carpenter, their children; niece and nephews in Phoenix, Arizona, Danny, David, John and Karen; many beloved friends, too many to count and all blessings.