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Lawrence Goodrich Obituary

Lawrence Arthur GOODRICH Lawrence, a forty-eight year resident of Bellevue, passed away March 15, 2011. Born in Grand Forks, North Dakota to Sarah and Lawrence Goodrich in 1927 the sixth of seven children. He served in the US Navy during World War II and attended the University of North Dakota. He married Frances Baxter in 1949 and is survived by his wife and two children, Craig Goodrich (Sara) and Julie Goodrich Doughty (Bill). He was predeceased by his daughter Patricia Goodrich Rees. He is the proud grandfather of 10 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. He is survived by three sisters, Vange Wilson, Vera Hetland and Lorry Miller. Family and friends are invited to attend a funeral service in his honor, Saturday, March 19,2011 at the Bellevue First Ward Chapel, 10675 NE 20th St. Bellevue, WA 98004 at 10:00 am, preceded by visitation at the Church at 9:00 am. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to the Overlake Hospital Foundation CCU unit, 1035 116th Ave. NE, Bellevue, WA 98004 or a charity of the donor's choice.

Published by The Seattle Times on Mar. 18, 2011.
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Dear Frances, Julie, and Craig, Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Lawrence was a cherished cousin, we have many fond memories of him. We will see him again! Love, Nora

Nora A Schomus

April 18, 2011

Grandpa will be greatly missed, but we will forever be grateful for the memories.

We love you!

Marissa Houston

March 26, 2011

Celebrating a life well lived. We will cherish the memories forever.

I am sorry I could not have been there, but I love you both and thank you for all that you have done.

Seth Doughty

March 24, 2011

Dear Frances, Craig, Julie and family,
I am sorry I could not be there for the funeral yesterday but am glad I was able to have dinner with Lawrence last year. He was a friend to everyone he met. Our prayers for comfort during this time of loss.

Irene and David Morrow

March 20, 2011

Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of loss.
Barbara abd Ernest Hettervig
Marty Hettervig and Chris and Casey

March 19, 2011

Our thoughts and prayers are with you tomorrow and always.
Joyce and Daryl Gilbertson, Eldred, Mn

March 18, 2011

Hi Our prayers and thoughts are with all of you. It was great to see all of the pictures in the video tribute. We enjoyed the times we were able to see you, when you visited North Dakota.

Mark and Kim Anderson

March 18, 2011

We both really feel the loss of a good and faithful friend. It just seemed that Larry would always be there whenever we needed info on our Bellevue house or when we came to visit. We often think about and smile when we remember Larry's dashboard "papered" with yellow post-it-notes filled with the people he needed to see and the good deeds he had scheduled to perform. Larry was truly a good man and we will miss him. God Bless you all.

Gale and Joan Johnson

March 18, 2011

Just finished watching video tribute for Lawrence, makes us feel closer to the family. Our prayers and thoughts will be with you on Saturday. As we had been planning to visit first week in April we are looking forward to visitng Julie in California and Frances, Craig, Sara and family in Bellevue. So we can share memories. Don and Mavis Hettervig

Don Hettervig

March 18, 2011

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Terry, Emma, & Trent Sundeen

March 17, 2011

Will miss seeing Larry as I come from singing in the choir. You two were wonderful home teachers to me. Larry was such an inspiration of what we should all be - a friend to all. He was there to take me to the emergency room when I fractured my knee cap. He was always encouraging and positive. I will miss him as I know you will also. His spirit will always be with us.

Mary Snow

March 17, 2011

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