Joshua Edmond Luke "Josh" Goode

GOODE, Joshua ''Josh''
Edmond Luke
Was born to Walter W. and Ellen (Nelle) Goode on January 9, 1984 and died on April 13, 2004. Josh was an individual who knew no limitations; he lived his life to the fullest. His life was filled with constant turmoil where he was constantly dealing with obstacles associated with a neurological disorder known as Tourette Syndrome. As a youth, Josh was very active in his church, serving as an Alter-boy, participating in the Choir and Youth Ministries. He befriended the homeless and orchestrated a charity drive to provided homeless youth with warm clothing and personal hygiene products one Christmas. He touched the lives of many people and became the son, brother and best friend of many. He acquired many nicknames along the way, such as: Rambo, for his courage to apply his self-healing abilities when he injured himself; McGuyver, for is ingenuity in making something out of nothing; and Skippy and The Beast, from "Beauty and the Beast." He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Jack Stanton, and leaves to cherish his memory his parents, Walter and Nelle Goode; his sisters, Theresa Goode, Stephanie Phillips and her family, and Joetta Goode and her family; his grandmother, Theresa Stanton; his uncles and their family, Larry Stanton, John Stanton, William Stanton and Captain James J. Stanton; his aunt Mary Harker and her family; and a host of other family and friends. A memorial mass will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2004 at St. John Vianney Church, 10497 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova at 12:30 PM. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery, Butte, MT, with his grandfather, Jack Stanton. In lieu of flowers, the family request that a donation be made in Josh's name to the National Tourette Foundation, 4242 Bell Blvd., Suite 205, Bayside, NY 11361, Attention: Lynette Rinaldi.