James Wesley “Wes” Goodwin remaining this earth Saturday March 5, 2022, at Kootenai Well being in Coeur d’ Alene, ID. He was born to James W. and Hazel (Danial) Goodwin on August 2, 1941. They owned a little farm just southwest of Heyburn Point out Park around Plummer, ID. Wes attended grade school in Plummer and later on at Heyburn Elementary in St. Maries when the household acquired home in the Riverdale area. He attended St. Maries Higher University and graduated with the course of 1959.
Following graduation Wes took off on his personal for Los Angeles to go to a technical faculty the place he researched electrical engineering. Many of his high college good friends ended up then doing the job in Seattle and Wes joined them when he landed a job with Boeing Company, performing on their U.S. Missile task. With each other once again, the team had a energetic social lifestyle. When the missile undertaking completed Wes was presented a career at a silo web page in a remote aspect of North Dakota but selected as an alternative to appear back to St. Maries. From 1963 to 1965 he served in the U.S. Army with most of that time in Germany. He primarily preferred the Bavarian component of Germany. He however retains in touch with one military buddy. A friendship of about 60 many years.
In 1967 We married Judy Kirkland. He labored for Emerald Creek Garnet Enterprise and regional lumber mills. The marriage finished immediately after various years, but his passion for Judy’s younger son never diminished in the course of his life span. Wes under no circumstances married again and took on the nomadic lifestyle of a very long-haul truck driver. He claimed of trucking, “it is a whole way of living, a way of life”. When he bought his initial truck, he planned to drive for five a long time and then improve positions. He remaining trucking soon after twenty-five a long time when a 4-wheeler incident left him unable to carry on. He experienced a impressive skill to try to remember the names of each compact town he went through and the freeway amount it was on. He navigated via the narrow streets of old towns like Boston, tarped up in 100-degree climate in the South and fought his way by way of -50-diploma blizzards in Northern Canada. Soon after he retired, driving was his pastime and he took at least one particular lengthy journey a calendar year. A person begun in St. Maries and finished at the conclusion of the street in Alaska at the Arctic Ocean. Wes also loved to 4-wheel and would approach rides and manage his mates for a superior day out. At 80 many years outdated he still normally rode 60 as well as miles in a day.
Wes was a good close friend to all. Couple who knew him hadn’t experienced his support at one particular time or a further. He supported just about every community project and fund raiser. He was particularly proud of the Veterans Memorial and all individuals who produced it attainable. He was a lifetime member of Elks Lodge #1418 and a longtime member of the Marimn Overall health Center in Plummer.
Wes is preceded in death by his dad and mom and sister Zella Mae Goodwin. He is survived by quite a few cousins, Debby Randall of Spokane, Charlie Sifert of Usk, WA, Bonita Daniel, and other people. He is also survived by stepson Morgan McDowell of Seattle, and friend Margaret Bradbury. He leaves behind his extended family members, good friends who ended up definitely like loved ones to him, and several whom he has identified his whole lifetime. He will be skipped.
No provider is scheduled at this time, but a gathering of friends and family members will be prepared afterwards in the Summertime. Hodge Funeral Property is in demand of arrangements. His ashes will be put at Woodlawn Cemetery in St. Maries.

Posted by Hodge Funeral Dwelling – Saint Maries on Mar. 11, 2022.