John C. Goodrum
| Born: | March 10, 1918, Vicksburg |
| Died: | November 25, 2004, Huntsville, Alabama |
Notes:
• "Engineer. Born- March 10, 1918, in Vicksburg. Parents- John C. and Josephine (Beaufort) Goodrum. Education- Mississippi State University, B.S., 1939; State University of Iowa, M.S., 1941. Married- Sarah Grace Bratton on May 22, 1948. Children- Two. Employed as an engineer, Canal Zone, 1940-1941; Vicksburg, 1946-1958; director, IE division of Army Ballistic Missile Agency at Redstone Arsenal, 1958-1960; program manager, Honest John Missile System, AMC, Redstone Arsenal, 1960-1962; director of Saturn System, NASA, 1962-1963; director of project logistics office, 1963-1969; director of advanced program support office, 1969-. Edited Logistics Spectrum Journal, 1971." - Alabama Authors
• Sarah Bratton Goodrum (Feb. 7, 1922 - Nov. 16, 2005) wife of John C. Goodrum
"Sarah Bratton Goodrum, 83, of Huntsville died Wednesday at her home at Carlton Cove. Sarah met her husband, John, in Vicksburg in 1947, where she was a caseworker for the American Red Cross. John and Sarah were married the following year, May 22, 1948. John and Sarah were married for 56 years before his death last Thanksgiving. Survivors include her son, John C. Goodrum Jr. of Huntsville; daughter, Susan G. Hayden of Huntsville; and grandchildren, Joshua M. Hayden of Nashville, Jonathan C. Hayden of Washington, D.C., and David N. Hayden of Huntsville. - Find A Grave, for his wife
• National President, American Society Logistics Engineers, 1969. - Record 1
• Author of "Werner von Braun, Space Pioneer" The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, AL, 1969. - Record 2
• Member of the Rotary Club - Easterling
• Nativity Development Implementation Committee "was appointed by the rector on January 18, 1977, and charged with the responsibility of "providing for the orderly planning, design and construction of the Nativity Development Project." Paul Schuppener who had served on the Long Range Planning Committee was named chairman. Besides the other members of the original planning committee, Albert Lane, D. Royce Boyer, Mrs. Addison White, John Goodrum, and Mrs. Paul Elliott joined the group." - Roberts
Related Links:
• Alabama Authors - Biographical information
• Easterling - 75 Years of Service: A History of The Huntsville Rotary Club, by Bill Easterling, 1992.
• Find A Grave - Page created by Tom Ramby
• Find A Grave, for his wife - There is more information on his wife's Find A Grave page than on his. Her page is created by Trusvan
• Record 1 - A Dream Come True: The Story of Madison County and Incidentially of Alabama and the United States, Volume I, by James Record, 1970, pages 343 368
• Record 2 - A Dream Come True: The Story of Madison County and Incidentially of Alabama and the United States, Volume II, by James Record, 1978, page 554.
• Roberts - Sesquicentennial History of Church of the Nativity, Episcopal 1843-1993 Huntsville, Alabama, by Francis C. Roberts, 1992, page 183
The Following Pages Link to this Page:
• Record 1
• Record 2