Arden James Goodine

Arden James Goodine, 66 BRAMPTON, Ont. - Arden James Goodine, 66, died Feb. 27, 2009 at his home in Brampton Ontario, after a long illness. Born on April 20, 1942 in Fredericton, N.B., he was the son of the late Arden and Mary Goodine, of Portland. Ardie moved to Maine in 1953, where he attended schools in both Rumford and Portland. He moved to Montreal in his late teen years, and later to Toronto, Ont., where he was a successful entrepreneur and salesman who owned various businesses, most recently Builder Brokers of Canada, Inc. He was an avid fan of the Toronto Blue Jays, and loved to spend his days fishing for trout at some of his favorite fishing holes. Ardie was the life of any party, and always enjoyed entertaining people with jokes and his amazing magic tricks. He was a vibrant man, who made up nick-names for everyone he met, and was never afraid to speak his mind. He was predeceased by a brother-in-law, Martin Korbini. Ardie is survived by a son, Jamie Goodine, daughter Lynn Marois; granddaughter Jessica, of British Columbia; two brothers, Richard Goodine and his wife Irene, and Wayne Goodine and his partner Susan Kane, of South Portland, four sisters, Joan Ann Korbini,, Theresa Cressey and her husband Everett, of Westbrook, Valerie Mellin and her partner Normand St. Ours, of Buxton, and Brenda Hopkins of Biddeford. He also is survived by many nieces and nephews, whom he loved very much. Ardie's family will be holding a celebration of his life in Portland within the next few weeks, and a memorial service will be held in New Brunswick later this spring. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to The Preble Street Resource Center or The Westbrook Food Pantry c/o Theresa Cressey 36 Graham Rd. Westbrook, Me. 04092 Arden James Goodine