Richard GODDARD

The year was 1962 and I was age 16 and watching Duck Goddard´s weather forecast and he was calling for hvy snow followed by squalls. It snowed a ton and school was called off and the next four days a mix of drifting and furnace problems resulted in school being cancelled. So we had an extra week added to our Christmas vacation. After that I was a fan and I never missed a forecast. Dick became a member of my family as I watched the 6 o´clock weather and shared my dinner time with Mr...

May You Continue to Rest in Peace, Mr. Goddard...

RIP, sir. The animals thank you.

Use to watch channel 8 all the time when I lived near Cleveland. After my dad passed away I moved out of town & couldn't watch channel 8 no more & I missed out on all the news & the Big Chuck & Lil John show. In more recent years I learned of that show ending its run which in itself was a sad day for Cleveland & now this, the passing of Dick Goddard. Lets just say it'll never be the same in Cleveland ever again. RIP Dick Goddard. The BEST weatherman in all of tv. We'll forever love ya & miss...

Remembering a Truly kind and humble Man who Loved Both Everyone He met and every Four Legged Friends !!! Dick Goddard left a Legacy in His Lifetime that will Live On for Generations to Come... We all Miss You, Richard !!!

A gentle, kind man I had the privilege to know and work with intermittently at animal rescues..this wonderful man inspired thousands and brought smiles to millions,as well as millions of wagging tails to his four foot fans. A beloved forecaster with an eye for the beauty of nature and a deep respect for the power of weather. I loved his humor, kind Spirit, creativity, gentleness, soft spoken communication, you never left him without having insight, a smile and knowledge of how to do better...

A loving & genuine man. His smile will always be in my heart forever. A Hero to so any people & animals. His Legacy will live on. HE taught us all so much. I grew up with him on TV & had the pleasure of meeting him a few times in my life. An Honor to see him , speak with him & shake his hand. Missed forever, yet never forgotten. Prayers for him & his devoted daughter, Kim. May God bless them both. Rest well, dearest man.

I just saw MR Woolly Bear's passing. When I was living in Kent in the mid-60 and NE Ohio off & on thru 1991, there was only one weather forecast that meant anything, and it was his. In the small world category, one of his professors at Kent State was the father of my best friend. I wrote him a couple times over the years and he always replied. The only problem I now have is how will I know what winter will be like without his woolly worm reports?

Many memories of Dick while living next door on Massillon Rd starting when I was around 10 years old in the early '50's. 1) was giving me a bowl of lard for a dish of ice cream. He was on leave from the AF at the time. I recall his grandfather Vern Dickerhoof was present, 2) would come over to play basketball against Robert and myself (2 on 1) for some exercise, 3) in 1958, the summer I didn't go to Florida, we went to the Rubber Bowl to see the Browns and Steelers play an exhibition game...