Obituary: Tom Goodrich, May 21, 1948-May 2, 2011

Tom D. Goodrich, 62, passed away at home on May 2, 2011. He was born in Vernal, Utah, on May 21, 1948, the oldest of five children born to Dallas and Norma Merkley Goodrich. He grew up on Piceance Creek, attending school in Rifle and Meeker.
He was graduated from Meeker High School in 1966. Soon after he volunteered for the draft and spent a year in Vietnam. He was very patriotic and proud of…