Gayle Goodwin

East Wenatchee, WA

Gayle Goodwin, 75, of East Wenatchee, passed away surrounded by family and her loving caregivers on January 31, 2012, due to advanced Alzheimer's Dementia. Gayle was born April 14, 1935, to E. Ray and Dorothy Ulbrickson in Bellevue, WA. In 1953, she graduated from Bellevue High School. Gayle always loved horses, especially her horse, Lindy, and rode in the Bridle Trails Park near her home. Gayle was a very accomplished equestrian, riding English and Western. She married Don Garneau on December 16, 1953. They moved to Anchorage, AK, where Don was stationed in the Army. They moved to Moses Lake in 1955, to farm with Don's parents. Gayle enjoyed the farm life and raised her family riding and showing horses, as she had done growing up. She was one of the founding members of the Mid-State Horse Show in Moses Lake and continued to volunteer for many years. In 1967, Gayle lost Don in an automobile accident. With five children to raise, she showed strength and courage and worked at Skeen's Western Wear and drove school bus for the Moses Lake School District. On March 27, 1970, Gayle married Robert "Bob" Goodwin. She enjoyed working with Bob while he continued his Veterinary practice. She and Bob were very active in the horse racing industry, raising and racing their own thoroughbreds. Gayle would haul race horses to the different tracks, once as far as Yakima to Regina, Canada, with four horses by herself. Together, after Bob's retirement, they planted an apple orchard on their farm in Mae Valley and continued to operate it until 1992. Bob and Gayle also enjoyed spending time at their cabin in Wauconda and drove to Alaska with their camp trailer and dog, Zeke. Bob preceded her in death in 1997. Gayle enjoyed her garden, sewing, cooking, riding horses and long walks with her dog, Zeke.

She is survived by her five children, Michael (Carol) Garneau of Moses Lake, Leslie (Rusty) Garneau-Rasmussen of East Wenatchee, Kim (Michael) Plese of Enumclaw, Gloria (Lee) Savage of Moses Lake and Russell Garneau of Vista, CA. Gayle had ten grandchildren, Dustin, Matt, Tom, Caitlin, Kelly, Donald, Becky, Samantha, Denton and Shelby. Gayle was preceded in death by her parents.

Gayle spent the last seven years in East Wenatchee, living at Dore' Haven Adult Family Home in the loving care of Jayson and Bobbi Hills and their children, Mason and Clarisse.

A Remembrance gathering will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association with checks payable to: Alzheimer's Association Western and Central Washington State Chapter and mailed to: Alzheimer's Association, Attn: Development Dept., North Tower 100 West Harrison Street, N 200, Seattle, WA 98119; or Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Attn: Donor Services, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309.