Gene Goodin
I was one of the blessed recipients of annual birthday and Christmas wishes. Gene never forgot and over the years it was so appreciated.
My most vivid memory of Gene was his willingness to quietly lend a hand. After serving a memorial reception or Sunday cookie hospitality, he would stay behind after others had departed the church foyer. One by one he would move the chairs and vacuum the crumbs from the floor, then return them neatly to sit at their place under the tables. He served humbly, doing what he could to help, observing what needed to be done and without asking he would step up for the task at hand.
When he was called to care for a friend in Oakland, he quietly left and without fanfare took on another way to serve others. God will surely have a special place in heaven for Gene. A job well done, my friend.
Janet Herrin, Lincoln Hills Community Church.
My most vivid memory of Gene was his willingness to quietly lend a hand. After serving a memorial reception or Sunday cookie hospitality, he would stay behind after others had departed the church foyer. One by one he would move the chairs and vacuum the crumbs from the floor, then return them neatly to sit at their place under the tables. He served humbly, doing what he could to help, observing what needed to be done and without asking he would step up for the task at hand.
When he was called to care for a friend in Oakland, he quietly left and without fanfare took on another way to serve others. God will surely have a special place in heaven for Gene. A job well done, my friend.
Janet Herrin, Lincoln Hills Community Church.