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Glen Chester Goodwin © Enid News and Eagle 06-22-2014 Submitted by: Glenn
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ENID, OK — Glen Chester Goodwin, 88, of Enid, Oklahoma, passed from this life on Friday, June 20, 2014, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Glen was convicted in his will to survive and enjoy life and passed with devotion to the Father, with dignity and courage into the hereafter.
Glen was born August 7, 1925, at home in Waukomis, Oklahoma, to Chester and Violet McIntire-Goodwin. Glen’s parents and his brothers, Dwayne Goodwin and Max Goodwin, preceded him in death.
Glen was a member of the 1944 graduation class of Waukomis High School.
Shortly thereafter, he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army where he joined with the 26th “Yankee Division” under the command of General George Patton’s 3rd Army. He proudly entered military service with friends Douglas McDaniel and Emerson Harris of Waukomis, Oklahoma. He traveled to Scotland via the route to England aboard the Queen Mary, which he toured later in life while on vacation in California. Glen earned two Bronze Stars and numerous other medals during his service to his country in WWII while with the YD. Glen participated in the Battle of the Bulge as a replacement tank commander when troops were in short supply.
Glen fought with his unit from Le Harve, France, to Ceske-Budejovice, Czechoslovakia, at the end of declared hostilities in 1945. He then was called by our country to operate an SS German prison camp — which later was converted to a displaced persons camp — in Pierbach, Austria, and did so until his return on a U.S. victory ship later in 1945.
Glen attended a farming operations training in Billings, Oklahoma, run by the U.S. Army after returning from WWII. There his passion for farming would be sparked into his first love.
In 1964, Glen purchased a Chevrolet-Olds dealership in Hennessey, Oklahoma. He operated Goodwin Chevrolet-Olds and built a successful business until its sale in 1971. He loved working with friends and neighbors and providing them with quality transportation. People traveled great distances to trade with him. Glen was active in the automobile business for many years and worked for many successful auto dealers.
Glen and Sharon were married August 23, 1971. Sharon stood by his side as a wife, ranch-hand, financial manager and partner in the family farming operation. Farming was Glen’s first love, and he made it his life. He managed the farming operations until his last days of life.
Glen is survived by his wife, Sharon; their children, Kenneth G. Goodwin and Judy of Oklahoma City, and Ginger S. Engler and Robert, Roderick W. Goodwin and Kelly J. Goodwin and Cindy, all of Enid; brother-in-law, Chuck Grimes and Beverly of Hennessey; sister-in-law Deana Titus and Tim of Stillwater; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and close friends and family, all of whom he loved and impacted his life and love of it.
Service for Glen C. Goodwin will be 2 p.m. Monday, June 23, 2014, at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel, with Mr. Jimmy Berkenbile officiating. Burial will follow in Waukomis Cemetery under direction of Ladusau-Evans. Memorials may be given to OMRF/cancer division, with Ladusau-Evans serving as custodian of funds.
Condolences may be made and, for those unable to attend, service viewed at service at www.ladusauevans.com.
(Submitted by family)
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