Edward Howard Goodwin died on Sunday, June 27, 2010.
He was born in Rochester, New York, on May 23, 1919, the son of Ethel Howard and William Archer Rutherfoord Goodwin.
In 1923, he moved with his family to Williamsburg, Virginia. He attended The Episcopal High School and the University of Virginia, where he played football and from which he graduated in 1942.
He was married in 1942 to Alice Barraud Cocke. During World War II, Mr. Goodwin spent three years in the Army Air Corps as a pilot flying B-24 bombers. After the war, he spent 36 years in the sales department of The Bethlehem Steel Corporation, during which time he worked in Virginia, Philadelphia, and New York City. In 1982, he took early retirement from Bethlehem Steel. In 1987, he moved from New York City to Charlottesville. His club memberships included The Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey, various clubs in Philadelphia and New York City, and the Farmington Country Club.
Mr. Goodwin is survived by his wife of 68 years; sons, Edward Howard Goodwin Jr. and his wife, Ellen, and William Archer Rutherfoord Goodwin III and his wife, Emily; daughter, Breckinridge Goodwin Longstreth and her husband, William; five grandsons; three granddaughters; three great-grandsons; and one great-granddaughter.
Services were held Saturday, July 10, 2010, at the University of Virginia Chapel on the corner of University Avenue and McCormick Road in Charlottesville. There was a reception following the service at Farmington Country Club.
The family suggests that remembrances be sent to The Episcopal High School, 1200 North Quaker Lane, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Published in the Daily Progress on June 30, 2010
He was born in Rochester, New York, on May 23, 1919, the son of Ethel Howard and William Archer Rutherfoord Goodwin.
In 1923, he moved with his family to Williamsburg, Virginia. He attended The Episcopal High School and the University of Virginia, where he played football and from which he graduated in 1942.
He was married in 1942 to Alice Barraud Cocke. During World War II, Mr. Goodwin spent three years in the Army Air Corps as a pilot flying B-24 bombers. After the war, he spent 36 years in the sales department of The Bethlehem Steel Corporation, during which time he worked in Virginia, Philadelphia, and New York City. In 1982, he took early retirement from Bethlehem Steel. In 1987, he moved from New York City to Charlottesville. His club memberships included The Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey, various clubs in Philadelphia and New York City, and the Farmington Country Club.
Mr. Goodwin is survived by his wife of 68 years; sons, Edward Howard Goodwin Jr. and his wife, Ellen, and William Archer Rutherfoord Goodwin III and his wife, Emily; daughter, Breckinridge Goodwin Longstreth and her husband, William; five grandsons; three granddaughters; three great-grandsons; and one great-granddaughter.
Services were held Saturday, July 10, 2010, at the University of Virginia Chapel on the corner of University Avenue and McCormick Road in Charlottesville. There was a reception following the service at Farmington Country Club.
The family suggests that remembrances be sent to The Episcopal High School, 1200 North Quaker Lane, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Published in the Daily Progress on June 30, 2010
Edward Howard Goodwin died on Sunday, June 27, 2010.
He was born in Rochester, New York, on May 23, 1919, the son of Ethel Howard and William Archer Rutherfoord Goodwin.
In 1923, he moved with his family to Williamsburg, Virginia. He attended The Episcopal High School and the University of Virginia, where he played football and from which he graduated in 1942.
He was married in 1942 to Alice Barraud Cocke. During World War II, Mr. Goodwin spent three years in the Army Air Corps as a pilot flying B-24 bombers. After the war, he spent 36 years in the sales department of The Bethlehem Steel Corporation, during which time he worked in Virginia, Philadelphia, and New York City. In 1982, he took early retirement from Bethlehem Steel. In 1987, he moved from New York City to Charlottesville. His club memberships included The Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey, various clubs in Philadelphia and New York City, and the Farmington Country Club.
Mr. Goodwin is survived by his wife of 68 years; sons, Edward Howard Goodwin Jr. and his wife, Ellen, and William Archer Rutherfoord Goodwin III and his wife, Emily; daughter, Breckinridge Goodwin Longstreth and her husband, William; five grandsons; three granddaughters; three great-grandsons; and one great-granddaughter.
Services were held Saturday, July 10, 2010, at the University of Virginia Chapel on the corner of University Avenue and McCormick Road in Charlottesville. There was a reception following the service at Farmington Country Club.
The family suggests that remembrances be sent to The Episcopal High School, 1200 North Quaker Lane, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Published in the Daily Progress on June 30, 2010
He was born in Rochester, New York, on May 23, 1919, the son of Ethel Howard and William Archer Rutherfoord Goodwin.
In 1923, he moved with his family to Williamsburg, Virginia. He attended The Episcopal High School and the University of Virginia, where he played football and from which he graduated in 1942.
He was married in 1942 to Alice Barraud Cocke. During World War II, Mr. Goodwin spent three years in the Army Air Corps as a pilot flying B-24 bombers. After the war, he spent 36 years in the sales department of The Bethlehem Steel Corporation, during which time he worked in Virginia, Philadelphia, and New York City. In 1982, he took early retirement from Bethlehem Steel. In 1987, he moved from New York City to Charlottesville. His club memberships included The Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey, various clubs in Philadelphia and New York City, and the Farmington Country Club.
Mr. Goodwin is survived by his wife of 68 years; sons, Edward Howard Goodwin Jr. and his wife, Ellen, and William Archer Rutherfoord Goodwin III and his wife, Emily; daughter, Breckinridge Goodwin Longstreth and her husband, William; five grandsons; three granddaughters; three great-grandsons; and one great-granddaughter.
Services were held Saturday, July 10, 2010, at the University of Virginia Chapel on the corner of University Avenue and McCormick Road in Charlottesville. There was a reception following the service at Farmington Country Club.
The family suggests that remembrances be sent to The Episcopal High School, 1200 North Quaker Lane, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Published in the Daily Progress on June 30, 2010
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
