Dr. David Charles Goodrich

Dr. David Charles Goodrich

Sarasota, FL - Dr. David C Goodrich, 95, died September 23, 2021 at Tidewell Hospice in Sarasota. A funeral service will be held at St Boniface Church on Siesta Key on October 8th at 10:30a.m. His ashes will be interred at a later date in Wethersfield CT, near the grave of his 17th century forbearer, Col David Goodrich.

David was born in Plymouth, IN, February 3, 1926 to Clifford O. Goodrich and Mae Manuwal Goodrich. Predeceasing him were his daughter Carol and her mother Bette Taubeneck Goodrich, and his brother Clifford A Goodrich. Surviving him are his wife of 38 years, Eleanor A. Gabriel, his son, Charles A. Goodrich (Cary), grandsons Peter (Maria Louisa), Andrew (Kelly), and Jimmy (Jiao Jiao), and great grandchildren Thomas, William and Charlotte Goodrich. Also surviving are David's niece, Kathryn Goodrich and her son Eli Thompson.

Dr. Goodrich received his undergraduate degree in Science from Purdue University and his PhD in Psychology from the University of Rochester, and also completed postdoctoral work at the Washington School of Psychiatry. He served as adjunct faculty at Georgetown and George Washington Universities.

He was certified as a diplomate in Clinical Psychology and practiced as a clinician in the Army on Okinawa during the Korean War and in the VA. He later became an organizational psychologist, working for the CIA, RHR International and in his own firm. Overall, he worked with executives to enhance their own effectiveness as well as that of their organizations. He worked primarily with senior management in Fortune 500 companies, but also consulted in the public sector. In both sectors he had the great satisfaction of sharing with his clients the positive impact of their work. Throughout his career, he had the good fortune to work with some unusually talented and caring people.

Although he enjoyed his professional work, the most important part of his life was the time spent with his family and friends. After retirement In Sarasota he was active in the Episcopal Church, civic organizations and in pro bono consultation with church, education, music and medical research programs.

He also participated in the Goodrich Family Association. As a founding member of its board, he helped in the tracing of the family genealogy back to the early 1600's at Bury St. Edmond's, England. He particularly enjoyed taking his adult son to the millenarian celebration at the Goodrich Castle in Goodrich, England.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to either St Boniface Episcopal Church, or Church of the Redeemer (both in Sarasota) or to the Purdue Music Organizations in West Lafayette, IN.