Dear Friends

If you don't already know, at 3am Friday morning my dad, Jerry, passed away. The cancer, which started in the prostate, had spread to the liver, his kidneys were shutting down, and he had an unknown infection somewhere in his body. At that point his body began to shut down rapidly. Last night, due to all of this he was moved to a hospice right by the Mayo Hospital. He spent the night surrounded by family and a few friends, and we just spent timing recalling memories and good times that we have encountered. He was aware of what was going on, but unable to verbally respond, and only able to occasionally nod his head, but always able to kiss my mom. My mom, my sister and I were all in the room with him and were up until around 2am. The nurse woke us when she found that he was nearing the end. The three of us were with him for his last few moments, and were able to spend them together as a family.
We are tentatively planning on having a viewing on Tues. night at a Hansen mortuary(7th St. and Northern), and then the Arizona funeral on Wed around 2pm @ Trinity Bible Church(3420 W. Peoria Ave). We will then be headed to Austin, Minnesota for another service, and then laying him to rest in one of the family plots.
Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we navigate through this rough time in life. I'm sure there will be a great many entries about my father as he was a great man that I will forever love deeply.

Sincerely,
Andrew Goodwin