Fredric Joe Goering

I was fortunate, indeed, that Fred was my colleague, for thirteen years, at Andover High. He was not only an excellent and highly respected teacher, he was also a gentleman and role model for his young, male students. I send my sincere condolences and prayers for comfort to his family. Carol Williams

Fred, Mr. Goering to us students, was without a doubt one of the best teachers I ever had. He was firm but fair. I have no idea how much money he saved me in teaching me auto mechanics let alone welding , etc. Golden rule was you put your tools back where you found them so they will be there the next time you need them. It was a simple rule like this that instilled the discipline that was desperately needed by a high school student. I can only imagine how many lives he touched for the better. He was a true leader as he was able to get students to see and believe they had abilities they never knew or thought they had and encouraged them to perform at a level they never believed they could. As for another example of his discipline, my senior year I had an honor pass to leave school one morning and go to a salvage yard on north 81 Hwy to look for a part. Another classmate and I stopped and bought a large Coors beer and drank it during our outing. We got back to school and I am sure Fred smelled the alcohol. He just looked at us and shook his head and gave us each a broom and had us sweep the complete street in front of the shop all the way to Allison. We had blisters when we were done. We knew we screwed up and we knew he knew. He never said another word about it. I will be forever grateful to him. God bless his family. Kelly H

I am so devastated to hear of his passing. It is hard to put into words how much Mr. Goering meant to myself and my siblings. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of “Doc” is him saying “easier than falling off a log!” I was lucky enough to have Mr. Goering as a teacher for Small Engines, Autos 1 & 2 at AHS. I learned so many lessons that I feel like can be applied to all aspects of life. I am thankful for his teachings on a regular basis when I am able to participate in conversations since I have 3 sons and a husband that love to work on my husband’s “hunk of junk.” I believe I started his classes in 2000. He never ever missed wishing me a Happy Birthday in those 22 years. I looked forward to his birthday message every year as well as the “catching up” that the birthday message spurred. He and I would send pictures of our family’s fish pictures throughout the year, you could always hear the pride of his family through his messages. Some of my favorite memories are: -I helped him move into the digital age by typing up all his tests while working off my 8 hours of detention time from “Senior Skip Day.” He would “double” my detention time saying I showed up an hour earlier than I did.. 🙂 -We nicknamed his soups “Road Kill Soup” because you literally never had any idea what sort of meat he was cooking in his crockpot. -I don’t think he had many girls in his classes so you could tell he was tickled by showing his sweet smile when he would announce I won the prizes from having the highest scores on his tests. -I always loved hearing about his fishing adventures at “the ranch.” He earned lifetime fishing rights after putting up with all 5 Murphy kids! They just don’t make men like “Doc” very often, I am so thankful that God put such a wonderful man/teacher in my life. Love always, Molly (Murphy) Carrier

I am so very saddened to hear about Mr. Goering. “Doc” was one of my favorite teachers! I had the honor of meeting him in high school when I took Auto Shop 1 and 2. I was even his student Aid. I remember typing up a few retirement letters for him. I rebuilt my Dad’s 289 for his 67 Fastback Mustang in Doc’s class in 2001. I still have that car to this day, and every time I drive it, I smile and remember Doc. One time, I had brought my inline 6 cylinder, 68 Mustang, to class to change my spark plugs. After i was all finished, I tried to start my car and it wouldn’t turn over. Doc knew what to do, he starting trouble shooting it. He ended up finding someone had used a pencil and drew a line on the distributor cap. He was so upset at the class…..I don’t think I had ever seen him so mad before! We had lost touch for awhile, then out of the blue he had wrote a very nice letter to me at my job all the way in Gold Canyon, AZ. I was tickled pink to hear from him after all those years. From there, we starting staying in touch. I even meet him and Carolyn for lunch when I came back home to visit. Through out the years, we have stayed in touch over holiday text messages or birthday wishes. He would always tell me how “Dandy” my son Rayden was. He was so very proud of his great-grand daughter Eleanor , he would send me pictures of her often and talk about her progress with her milestones. Boy was she up and walking young, way to go girl! What a wonderful, caring and compassionate person Doc was. He will be greatly missed. Much love to him and his whole family. Love, Roxanne Rea