CAPTAIN NICHOLA KATHLEEN SARAH GODDARD

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CAPTAIN NICHOLA KATHLEEN SARAH GODDARD (1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery) 1980 - 2006 Captain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard was killed in action, Wednesday, May 17, 2006, in the Panjway district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Nichola was born on May 2, 1980, in Madang, Papua New Guinea. Nichola is mourned by her husband Jason Beam, of Shilo, MB; her parents, Tim and Sally Goddard; and sisters, Victoria and Kate, of Calgary, AB; grandparents, Betty Goddard and the late Anthony Goddard (Llangwnnadl, North Wales) and Michael and Kathleen West (Sault Ste Marie, ON). On her father's side, uncles Simon (Heather) Goddard, Aberdaron, North Wales; Paul (Janet, Rachel, Jack), Rainham, Kent; Patrick, Colwyn Bay, North Wales; and Michael (Corinne, Sebastian), Croydon, Surrey. On her mother's side, aunts, Elizabeth (David, Alistair, Andrew), Winnipeg, MB; Alison (Jeff, Luke, Clare, Sophie), Arnprior, ON; Hilary (Patrick, Sarah, Hannah, Rebecca, Patrick Jr.), Clarksburg, WV; and Fiona (Bill, Tess), Doha, Qatar. Nichola leaves many relatives, friends and colleagues around the world, all of whom she touched with her laughter and her smile. Those wishing to pay their respects may do so at McInnis Holloway's Crowfoot Chapel (82 Crowfoot Circle N.W.) on Thursday, May 25 from 6.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at St. Barnabas Anglican Church (1407 - 7th Avenue N.W.) on Friday, May 26 at 11:00 a.m. Nichola will be interred at the National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Forces, Ottawa at a later date. Forward condolences through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Captain Nichola K. S. Goddard Memorial Scholarship Fund, in care of The Faculty of Education, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1N4. With apologies to Leonard Cohen: With Nichola gone Whose smile to compare To the morning sun. Not that we did compare But we do compare Now that she's gone. In living memory of Captain Nichola Goddard a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McInnis Holloway Funeral Homes, Crowfoot Chapel, 82 Crowfoot Circle N.W., Calgary. Telephone: (403) 241-0044.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on May 24, 2006