Jack Pearson Goad

Jack P. Goad 95, of Redding, Ca. passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 @ Shasta Regional Medical Center; with his Daughter and Granddaughter at his side. The Memorial service will be held at Northern California Veterans Cemetery 11800 Gas Point Rd. Igo, Ca. 96047 on Thursday, January 19th at 2pm. In Lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations be made to the VFW or Wounded Veterans services.

Jack was born in Hibbing’s Minnesota, November 27, 1921 to Willard P. Goad and Edith R Place. Jack is survived by his wife Janie of Redding, Ca, his daughter Jackie Risner of West Plains, Mo. and his 5 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren and his Son in law, Kent Risner.

Jack was a World War II and Koran War veteran; he loved his country whole heartedly & remained very Patriotic all through his life. Some fascinating facts about his time in the service: he was part of the 82nd Airborne Elite and as part of that class he was summoned to do some interesting detail. One of the job’s he was assigned to do was his least favorite; he was a body guard for President Eisenhower. He would commonly say he would rather Jump from a plane behind enemy lines than be a body guard for the President That was THE most stressful job ever.

Another Job he was summoned to do Burial detail for General Patton. This detail included preparing the general and staying with the body until his time of burial. When preparing the General they had to put all of his pins on him. Jack stated General Patton had so many metals they nearly covered his entire body.

Once Jack had completed his enlistment he was asked to stay in Europe as a civilian for 4 years.

When Jack returned home he did many Jobs. He was a bus driver for Greyhound Bus. That’s where he met his first wife Maxine, mother of Jackie. He later met his second wife Stella who unfortunately passed away. Then he later met and married his wife Janie in 1978.

Another job Jack enjoyed was being a cattle hauler in Southern California. Jack also went to work for Waste Management where he worked for 25 yrs until he retired in 2015. Jack took great pride in his job and his hobbies of refurbishing and wheeling and dealing.

If you ask people about Jack a common phrase you will hear from all is……

“They broke the mold when Jack was made”