John Merrill Goodrich

John Merrill Goodrich, 79, passed away on April 24, 2016. John was born in Vernal, Utah Sept. 27, 1936 to Merrill and Agnes Goodrich. In June, 1950, the family moved to Moses Lake, Wash.

John graduated from Moses Lake High School in 1954 and joined the U.S. Marine Corps the following September. He was an expert rifleman and served with the rifle team. He received his advanced training as an electronic engineer.

After completing his enlistment in September 1957, he was employed by Boeing in Seattle as an electronic engineer on the Bomarc Missile System, while taking night classes at the Univers...