Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Andrews United Methodist Church, 2045 SE Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Theatre Arlington, 305 W. Main St., Arlington.
Melanie was a bright, gifted young woman who loved God and who made the world a better place. The loss of Melanie's sweet spirit is a tragic loss to the world.
She possessed God-given abilities to sing and act, and used them to share her faith in Jesus Christ. Her gifts in this regard often were on display in theater productions at school and at Theatre Arlington.
Melanie was born Aug. 4, 1988, and graduated from Bowie High School in 2006. She was a sophomore at the University of North Texas studying radio, TV and film.
Survivors: Parents, Glenn and Peggy Goodwin; sister, Candace Goodwin; brother, Glenn David Goodwin; grandmother, Isabel Goodwin; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 9/28/2007.
Melanie Goodwin, a sophomore at the University of North Texas, was last seen alive at a Denton convenience store about 1:40 a.m. Tuesday, 09/25/2007. Her body was discovered about nine hours later in Carrollton.
Manner of death: Homicide
Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Andrews United Methodist Church, 2045 SE Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Theatre Arlington, 305 W. Main St., Arlington.
Melanie was a bright, gifted young woman who loved God and who made the world a better place. The loss of Melanie's sweet spirit is a tragic loss to the world.
She possessed God-given abilities to sing and act, and used them to share her faith in Jesus Christ. Her gifts in this regard often were on display in theater productions at school and at Theatre Arlington.
Melanie was born Aug. 4, 1988, and graduated from Bowie High School in 2006. She was a sophomore at the University of North Texas studying radio, TV and film.
Survivors: Parents, Glenn and Peggy Goodwin; sister, Candace Goodwin; brother, Glenn David Goodwin; grandmother, Isabel Goodwin; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 9/28/2007.
Melanie Goodwin, a sophomore at the University of North Texas, was last seen alive at a Denton convenience store about 1:40 a.m. Tuesday, 09/25/2007. Her body was discovered about nine hours later in Carrollton.
Manner of death: Homicide