Jeanne Goodvin

Goodvin, Jeanne, 68, Retired City of Wichita Managers Office, 1995-2008, died Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Memorial Service will be at 10:00 A.M., Monday, June 10, 2013, at St. Stephens Episcopal Church. Preceded in death by: her parents, Al and Lindy Wilson; birthmother, Pauline Bain; grandparents, Ora (Dottie) and Ray Wilson; grandmother; Ann Elwood. Survived by: companion, Joe Johnson, of Wichita; son, Woodrow W. (Tiffany) Goodvin, III, of Sandpoint, ID; daughters, Courtney (Phil Jr.) Ruffin, of Wichita, KS, Jacqualynn (John) Melfi, of Tampa, FL; sisters, Sue Helton, Mary Ramos, Marlene Gray; brothers, Tony Helton, Connie Terrell; grandchildren, Riley Ruffin, Davis Goodvin, Hadley Goodvin, Christopher Rives, Cally Dible, Cassandra Rives, Cody Rives, Ashley Stevenson; great-grandchildren, Kadence Dible, Payton Hensley, Adelaide Rives. Deceased former husband, Woodrow W. Goodvin, Jr. Jeanne was involved in many aspects of the community: Executive Director of Junior Achievement of Wichita 1993-94; Chamber of Commerce “Leadership 2000;” Leadership 2000 Alumnae Board; The Forum for Executive Women; Kansas Advisory Council on Environmental Education (Governor Appointment); City Managers Police Review Board, 1990-2000 (Past Chair); USD 259 Parenting Committee (Past Chairperson); National Conference for Community Justice (Kansas Board of Directors); National Representative for Kansas Region of NCCJ; Wichita Community Relations Task Force (Past Chairperson); Roots and Wings Youth Advocacy Organization (Board of Directors); Historic Wichita Board (Past President); Booth Memorial Youth Residence Home (Advisory Board); Wichita League of Women Voters (Past Finance Chair); Wichita Multi-Cultural Education Task Force; All American Indian Center, Development Committee; Kansas Sub-Committee on Education (Governor Appointment); Local Elected Official Board (Governor Appointment); Elected to the Wichita Board of Education, 1985-89; Wichita Board of Education (Past President 1988); Kansas Federation of Republican Women (Past State President 1992); Kansas Republican Party State Executive Committee, 1991-92; Parent Teachers Association (Past President); Wichita Sister Cities (Past President 1998, 2007); Official City Delegate to Mexico, 1999, 2003; Official City Delegate to France, 2003; Foster Parent to 15 foster children; Member of the American Intercultural Student Exchange Program; Wichita City Lobbyist, 2006-08; Wichita Art Museum, Development Director 2009-10; Wichita Childrens Home Advisory Board; State President of Sister Cities, 2010-11; International Sister Cities Board Member. A memorial has been established with the Wichita Childrens Home, 810 N. Holyoke St., Wichita, KS 67208. Downing Lahey Mortuary East.