James William Goode of Farmers Branch, passedaway on January 8, 2018 after a short but courageous battle with glioblastoma. He is survivedby his beloved wife of 40 years, Vicki Goode; four devoted children; Lyndsey Goode of New York, NY, Catherine Wick and her husband Brian of Tucson, AZ; Philip Goode and his wife Rita of Carrollton, TX;Valerie Navarro and her husband Jonathan of Colorado Springs, CO; and six grandchildren who love their Pops: Reed, Owen & Toril Ann Wick, Henry & Natalie Goode and Rudy Jameson Navarro. He is also survived by his twin sister Nancy Jean Murrah, brother Stephen Goode and double-cousins Ellen Lowe & Lindel Goode, as well as numerous in-laws, cousins, nephews and nieces that he loved well. He ispreceded in death by his parents: Loren & Genetta Goode and brother Roger Goode.He was born on February 5, 1945 and grew up in Azle, TX. He joined the Navy to serve his country & begin his dream of traveling the world, serving in Adak, AK & Bremerhaven, Germany. Upon graduating from UT Arlington, he began his career as anElectrical Engineer at General Dynamics and then spent several years onboard ship with Mobil Oil that allowed him to work on five continents & acquire two patents for seismic dataacquisition. He recently retired after almost 40 years as a proud small business owner in Farmers Branch as the founder & President of Applied Data Sciences & CullerTech.His true passion has always been education: after becoming the first member of his family to graduate from college, he devoted his adult life to making sure others had the opportunity to pursue their own education and to encourage them to never stop learning. After being anactively involved parent of four children in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, he was encouraged by other parents to run for school board, where he spent 18 years as a Trustee including 3 years as Board President. In addition, heserved on the Board of Directors for the Texas Association of School Boards. As a proud member of the Farmers Branch Chamber of Commerce (formerChairman of the Board), he was instrumental in creating the FB ChamberEducation Committee and Youth Leadership program to encourage high schoolstudents todevelop the skills they'll need to be leaders of their peers as well as in professional pursuits. He was alsoan occasionalteacher at Prestoncrest Church of Christ, in addition to mentoring the Young Marrieds class with his wife Vicki.Always continuing to give back to his community, he was a Texas PTA Life Member,recipient of the Community Builder Award from the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas, Town North YMCA Volunteer of the Year, Texas CanAcademy Advisory Board, and a member of the PTA Executive Board for every school his children attended in CFBISD.James had a deep faith in the passed away and very intentionally passed that on to his children & grandchildren and always strove to show the love of Christ to everyone with whomhecame in contact.The family will receive friends for avisitation and military honors service on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm in the Brooks Family Chapel of the NorthDallas FuneralHome, 2710 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch, Texas 75234. The military honors will be conducted at 5:30 pm.Burial will be heldon Thursday, January 11, 2018at 11:30 am at Cottonwood Cemetery, in Jacksboro, Texas 76458.A memorial service will be heldat a date to be determined at the Prestoncrest Church of Christ,12700 Preston Road, Dallas, Texas 75230.Donations in James' memory can be made to the James Goode Youth Leadership Scholarship Fund, c/othe Farmers Branch Education Foundation, 2815 Valley View Lane, Suite 118, Farmers Branch, TX 75234 or the James Goode Scholarship Fund c/oCarrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Educational Foundation, 2427 Carrick St, Farmers Branch, TX 75234 orwww.cfbgiving.orgPlease leave the family condolences and share memories on this website.