James C. "Jim" Goodwin Jr.

GOODWIN, James "Jim" C. Jr., died November 11, 2008, after a lengthy illness. He was predeceased by his parents, Frances S. Goodwin and James C. Goodwin Sr. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Patricia "Trisha" Evans Goodwin; his brother, Jack S. Goodwin and his wife, Ellen, of Richmond; his brother, Kenneth "Buddy" Goodwin of New Orleans, La.; his sister, Jenny Duplantis of Slidell, La.; his mother-in-law, Mabel "Mickey" Evans of Richmond; and his sister-in-law, Carrie Lee Evans of Richmond. Dr. Goodwin received a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering and an MBA from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La. He earned a Ph.D in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Jim was employed as a Drilling Engineer by Chevron and Atlantic-Richfield in the 1960's. He taught in the business schools of Florida State University, the University of Louisiana-Monroe and Georgia Southern University. He joined the faculty of the University of Richmond in 1976, when the business school began an MBA program. He retired from U.R. as Professor Emeritus in May 2000. Dr. Goodwin was the author of National and International Academic Journal articles. He received the U.R.'s Distinguished Educator Award twice and was the only recipient of the Richard S. Reynolds Award (for positive influence on lives and careers) when he retired. He served as a consultant for many local, regional and national corporations and government agencies. He was an enthusiastic duplicate Bridge player and reached the ACBL rank of Silver Life Master. He was a great admirer of labrador retrievers and raised several, Cocoa and Shottie. The family will receive friends at the Parham Chapel-Woody Funeral Home, 1771 North Parham Rd. on Monday, November 17, from 4 to 6 p.m. Jim's remains have been cremated and a private family service will be held when all family is in the country. Inurnment will be at Dale Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity of your choice or to Jim's favorite "F.L.A.G. (For the Love of Animals in Goochland)" at P.O. Box 115, Manakin, Va. 23103.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.