Eddie Blake Goodrich
– April 20, 2010
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<p>Eddie Blake Goodrich died peacefully April 20, 2010 of Alzheimers disease while under the care of Lifepath Hospice in Sun City Center, FL. He was a WWII combat veteran in the Pacific theater taking part in the battles of Palau and Iwo Jima. Following the war he attended Georgia Tech where he earned an Electrical Engineering degree in three years. He spent most of his career in the Panama Canal Zone. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Catherine, two sons Mark and his wife Lauri, Paul and his wife Beth, two daughters, Gail and her husband Jess Totten and Cathy and her husband Sam Scibner. He was lovingly called Papa by his 11 grandchildren and two great grandsons. He is also survived by his two sisters Charlyne G. Knepper and Connie G. Brantley of Convington, Ga.</p>
<p>Eddie Blake Goodrich died peacefully April 20, 2010 of Alzheimers disease while under the care of Lifepath Hospice in Sun City Center, FL. He was a WWII combat veteran in the Pacific theater taking part in the battles of Palau and Iwo Jima. Following the war he attended Georgia Tech where he earned an Electrical Engineering degree in three years. He spent most of his career in the Panama Canal Zone. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Catherine, two sons Mark and his wife Lauri, Paul and his wife Beth, two daughters, Gail and her husband Jess Totten and Cathy and her husband Sam Scibner. He was lovingly called Papa by his 11 grandchildren and two great grandsons. He is also survived by his two sisters Charlyne G. Knepper and Connie G. Brantley of Convington, Ga.</p>