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MAJ Michael Clair “Mike” Goodridge

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MAJ Michael Clair “Mike” Goodridge Veteran

Birth
Fort Irwin, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Death
11 Nov 2000 (aged 36)
Kaprun, Zell am See Bezirk, Salzburg, Austria
Burial
West Point, Orange County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section XXXVI, Row E, Site 164.
Memorial ID
View Source
USMA Class of 1986. Cullum No. 43211.

He was the son of Clair L. Goodridge (1940-2007), Lieut. Colonel, retired and Julianne Vance Goodridge.
In June 1986, he married Jennifer K. Habblett in the Cadet Chapel at West Point, New York.

Major Michael C. Goodridge and his family were among the eight United States military personnel and relatives, stationed in Germany, who died in a cable car fire at Kitzsteinhorn mountain in Kaprun, Austria. At least 155 people died. He helped out with his 7-year old's Cub Scout troop, coached soccer and T-ball teams and took his family to weekend football games. He, his wife, Jennifer, age 35 and their two sons, Michael, age 7 and Kyle, age 5, were among those who went on a military affiliated ski trip with the Wuerzburg Ski Club to Austria over Veteran's Day Weekend. Michael's teachers said he was a model student whose favorite subject was math. He wanted to be a chef when he grew up.
Sources: The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama, Tuesday, November 14, 2000 and The Monitor, McAllen, Texas, Wednesday, November 15, 2000.
USMA Class of 1986. Cullum No. 43211.

He was the son of Clair L. Goodridge (1940-2007), Lieut. Colonel, retired and Julianne Vance Goodridge.
In June 1986, he married Jennifer K. Habblett in the Cadet Chapel at West Point, New York.

Major Michael C. Goodridge and his family were among the eight United States military personnel and relatives, stationed in Germany, who died in a cable car fire at Kitzsteinhorn mountain in Kaprun, Austria. At least 155 people died. He helped out with his 7-year old's Cub Scout troop, coached soccer and T-ball teams and took his family to weekend football games. He, his wife, Jennifer, age 35 and their two sons, Michael, age 7 and Kyle, age 5, were among those who went on a military affiliated ski trip with the Wuerzburg Ski Club to Austria over Veteran's Day Weekend. Michael's teachers said he was a model student whose favorite subject was math. He wanted to be a chef when he grew up.
Sources: The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama, Tuesday, November 14, 2000 and The Monitor, McAllen, Texas, Wednesday, November 15, 2000.


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  • Created by: SLGMSD
  • Added: Oct 6, 2016
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170933000/michael_clair-goodridge: accessed ), memorial page for MAJ Michael Clair “Mike” Goodridge (12 Jan 1964–11 Nov 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 170933000, citing United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959).