Alex Goedhard, 90, passed in peace, Friday, May 25, 2018. He was born Jan. 27, 1928, in Pasadena, Calif.
Alex attended schools in Pasadena and was an Eagle Scout. He served in the United States Air Force before continuing his education at Pasadena City College, graduated and received his bachelor of science degree in forest management from Oregon State University. In 1952, while attending OSU, Alex met his wife, Dolores. They were married in 1956, and celebrated 62 years of marriage last February. Alex belonged to the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. In 1952, he pitched on the first OSU baseball team to go to the College World Series Games in Omaha and was honored and entered the OSU Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.
After college, Alex worked for a timber company in Switzerland for six months and also the United States Forest Service, before joining Weyerhaeuser Company in Longview. He worked for Weyerhaeuser in Snoqualmie, Brazil and Corporate in Federal Way, before going to Chehalis, where he retired after 38 years with the company. When at Snoqualmie, Alex served on the Issaquah City Council.
Alex had a dedicated focus on service in many local and regional boards and associations including, Chehalis Rotary, Washington AgForestry Leadership Foundation, Centralia Providence Hospital Foundation, Centralia College Foundation and Claquato Cemetery Board and Lewis County Concert Board. He belonged to the Society of American Foresters and received an award for 50 years of distinguished service to forestry.
He will be fondly remembered as a loving husband and father, dedicated family man and a genuine and humble person with a keen sense of humor.
Alex is survived by his wife, Dolores; sons, Jeffrey (Cheryl), Bart (Debra) and Neil (Kristie); grandchildren, Kaese, Briana, Alex, Ava and Lars; sister; Rene Kirtley; nieces, Sheryl, Stacey, Shawna, Shayne and Alyssa; brother-in-law, Harry Backeberg (Linda); nephews, Chris and Drew.
A private internment service will be held Saturday, June 9, 2018. A public celebration of life will be June 9, 2018, from 2 p.m., to 4 p.m., at the Gathering Place in Stillwater Estates, 2800 Cooks Hill Rd., Centralia, Wash.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to AgForestry Endowment Fund, 8817 East Mission, Ste 201, Spokane Valley, WA 99212.
