Jack Manly Gooch went home to be with his Lord on September 9, 2020, following sixteen-years as a stroke survivor. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to ClearView Community Church, PO Box 1336, Buena Vista, CO 81211 or to Buena Vista Optimist Club, PO Box 3044, Buena Vista, CO 81211. A memorial service will be held on Septemat ClearView Community Church. He is survived by his daughters Eileen Gooch, Amy (Steve) Kaverman and Mary (Steve) Leith, four grandchildren, one great-granddaughter and nephew, James (Deborah) Gooch. Jack was preceded in death by his beloved Gail. Jack and Gail also enjoyed riding ATVs, hiking and socializing with their BV friends. In retirement, he added mountain biking to his outdoor repertoire and raised money and rode in Bike MS and the Children’s Hospital Courage Classic. As a Colorado native, he was an avid Broncos and Rockies fan. Jack quickly involved himself as a member and officer in the Buena Vista Optimist Club and as a volunteer with the Department of Wildlife. After retirement, they relocated to Buena Vista in 1999. Theirs was a loving marriage of 32 years. Jack met Gail Kahler at a singles event at Washington Park United Methodist Church and they married in 1987. Rainier in Washington, the Matterhorn in Switzerland, Kilimanjaro in Africa and two 17,000-foot volcanoes in Mexico. He climbed all of Colorado’s 14ers (many of them multiple times), many of the 13ers, Mt. He was an avid hiker, skier and mountain climber. They married in 1958 and had three daughters: Eileen, Amy and Mary. Jack met his first wife, Donna Davison, while she was a student at then-named Colorado Women’s College. After the army, he joined Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, starting as a lineman and finishing his 35-year career as a US WEST Network Service Manager. Army and served as a Drill Sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood in the Missouri Ozarks. His education was interrupted when his father passed away and he returned home to support his mother. After graduation from high school, Jack attended Colorado State University. As a child growing up, Jack learned a spirit of generosity and a heart for volunteerism from his mother who often fed homeless men on her back-porch stoop. Jack grew up in the Cory-Merrill neighborhood, attending Washington Park Elementary School, Byers Junior High and graduating from South High School in 1948. His older sister, Beryl Ann, died as a teenager. He was born in Denver on Jto Irving and Mary Emily Gooch. Jack was a second generation native of Colorado his grandfather homesteaded in Rollinsville, Colorado. Jack Manly Gooch Jack Manly Gooch went home to be with his Lord on September 9, 2020, following sixteen-years as a stroke survivor.
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