Gordon Gene "Rusty" Goodwin

Male21 June 1951–25 September 2011

Brief Life History of Gordon Gene "Rusty"

When Gordon Gene "Rusty" Goodwin was born on 21 June 1951, in Grapevine, Tarrant, Texas, United States, his father, Curtis Jefferson Goodwin, was 24 and his mother, Mary Louise Sanders, was 24. He died on 25 September 2011, in Paradise, Wise, Texas, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Walker-Hog Branch Cemetery, Hog Branch, Washington, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Curtis Jefferson Goodwin
1926–2001
Mary Louise Sanders
1926–2017
Linda Elane Goodwin
1946–2002
Kenneth Douglas Goodwin
1948–2011
Gordon Gene "Rusty" Goodwin
1951–2011

Sources (3)

  • Gordan Gene Goodwin, "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997"
  • Gordon Gene Goodwin, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Gordon Gene Goodwin, "Find A Grave Index"

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Siblings (3)

World Events (8)

1954 · Right to Serve on Juries

Age 3

In 1954, women finally won the right to serve on juries.

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Age 4

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

1967 · The Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Age 16

The Twenty-fifth Amendment clarifies that when a President can't fulfill his role as President, the Vice President becomes President. He may do so only If the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Godwin (Old English Gōdwine). Compare Godwin .

Irish: adopted in Mayo for Ó Goidín, a variant of Ó Godáin, ‘descendant of Godán’, a diminutive personal name from got ‘stammering, lisping’.

History: This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. William Goodwin was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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