John Spangler Goodling

Truly one of the greatest minds I ever met.

Mrs. Goodling,When I was a student at Auburn I had the honor of serving as a student worker for professor Goodling. I also baby sat for y'all one weekend. The professor was such a good person and so nice to work for. I became a pharmacist and have two children and 5 grandchildren. I never forgot the person that he was I was away from home for the first time and being treated so kindly by a professor was so good for me. He never let me work on Fridays because he said I might get to go...

Heaven is a far brighter place. Bill Barnes, Salt Springs, Florida

I remember John and Georgia fondly from our days at Fletcher High School. What a truly great guy! So sorry for his loss, but so glad for his life and the special person he was. May Georgia be comforted by wonderful memories!

I just learned of John's death from his loving wife and our good friend, Georgia, and I had to write something, though it is hard to see the screen through the tears. John and I went through grad school together at UF with the same advisor and many of the same classes. John and Georgia would host parties at their home for us other lowly graduate students. Such a gracious, loving, humorous, couple. We stayed in touch professionally and personally throughout the years, and he never failed to...

I can't tell you how much John was a part of my growing up years. We shared millions of hours in the Atlantic Beach Hotel pool. Many times I would be on the high dive board and call to him to come play.
John was a great man, and really has done a lot for his community, and the Church. Thanks John for being a friend. I will sorely miss you. "None of the Atlantic Beach Gang is suppose to die" Nancy Adams

Great guy and great family . I will mis him.

My sincere condolences to Georgia and the entire Goodling family.

The NE FL Alumni Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity expresses its sincere sympathy to all the Goodling family.

Faith, Love, and Hope