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J. Ellison "Bud" Gooding
Visitation will be Saturday, Feb. 23, from 11 a.m. to noon, at Sullivan-Ellis Mortuary, East Moline, with memorial services following at noon. The Rev. Scott Culley will officiate. J. Ellison was born on Oct. 22, 1929, in Seymour, Iowa, the son of Ellis C. and Wilma N. Miller Gooding. He grew up in a large family in Hampton, in the middle of the Great Depression. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the Navy where his older brother already was serving. He became a tail gunner on a Navy torpedo bomber, one of the most dangerous jobs there was. The war ended just in time to bring him safely home, but he had acquired a taste for adventure. He went to Augustana College on the GI Bill, and went to work as an engineer on The Marshall Plan projects all over Europe. He met Mary 'Mimi' Rainer, the love of his life, in Paris, and they lived in New York, Casablanca and Spain for the next decade. When he came back to the States, he settled his family in the San Francisco Bay Area and later retired from Bechtel Corporation. Late in middle age, he spent countless hours studying at the kitchen table every night to earn his MBA to get better jobs. He had a knack for languages, and became fluent in French and Spanish while living overseas. He loved math and corny puns. He lost Mimi far too early, in 1997, and went on to live with stubborn independence for 15 more years. Until he was slowed by hip surgery, he loved to walk every day in Golden Gate Park, feeding the ducks and abandoned kittens. He was a devoted dad and was immensely proud of his two grandsons, Harry and Jay. He is survived by his son, Douglas (Kathryn) Gooding, San Francisco; siblings, Nelda (Monty) Pollner, New Boston, Guelda Reynolds, Hampton, Linda Sullivan, Bettendorf, and Alan (Carole) Gooding, Sycamore. He was preceded in death by his older brother, Ansel Gooding. Another of the Greatest Generation gone. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SF SPCA) at 201 Alabama St., San Francisco, CA 94103. Condolences may be made to the family at www.sullivanellisltd.com. 
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Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.
1863 — 150 years ago: Messrs. J. and M. Rosenfield have moved their leather and hidestore to the building formerly occupied by Temple Bufords's store. They buy and sellhides, pelts, furs, wool, beeswax, lard, tallow, etc.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.
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