James Bernard Goodhand

James Bernard Goodhand

James Goodhand Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Nov. 10, 2005.
GOODHAND, James Bernard On November 6, 2005, JAMES BERNARD GOODHAND, 80, died at The Gardens of Annapolis in Annapolis, MD. Born in Baltimore, James graduated from Forest Park High School in 1943 and Loyola College in 1949 with a Degree in Business. He served in the Navy during WWII aboard the USS Otterstetter destroyer escort. He received the Pacific Theater Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon, Victory Medal, Navy Occupational Medal and China Service Medal. James was the husband of the late Agnes K. Goodhand and former husband of Margaret Z. Goodhand; father of Laura C. Goodhand of Arnold, MD, and Anne G. Kennedy of Beverly Beach, MD and father-in-law of John Kennedy of Beverly Beach, MD; son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Goodhand, brother of William T. Goodhand of Stevensville, MD. Services and Interment are private. Donations in Mr. Goodhand's name may be sent to SPCA, 1815 Bay Ridge Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403. Arrangements by George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, MD 21037.

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