Wade Goodale

Wade Allen Goodale lived in Minot, North Dakota, and was 42 years old when he died on February 24, 2022. Public records and local reporting identify him by name and city, and court reporting from the community that followed his death makes clear he was a real person with family who felt his loss deeply.

The public record about Wade focuses largely on the events surrounding his death and the subsequent court proceedings. Within that record, family voices appeared — asking for justice and speaking of loss — which underscores that Wade was known and loved by relatives and left a circle of people who continue to grieve. One local account reported that family members described the date of his death as “the worst day of my life,” and referred to children who miss their father, indicating Wade had a role as a parent in his family.

Because a full, family-authorized obituary or funeral-home notice matching Wade Allen Goodale with the exact February 24, 2022 death date was not found in available reliable sources, there is limited verified public information about his life beyond his name, age, city, and surviving family members referenced in news coverage. To honor him without inventing details, it is important to acknowledge those limits: Wade was more than the circumstances reported in news articles, and the glimpses available show a man whose life mattered to loved ones.

This memorial page remembers Wade as a person connected to family and community. Even when public records are sparse, the presence of relatives speaking in public proceedings and the lasting impact they describe make clear that his passing left a significant void. For those who knew him, the simple facts — his name, his home in Minot, the children and family who miss him — are touchstones for grief and memory. May this brief remembrance hold space for those private memories friends and family carry, and may Wade’s loved ones find comfort in recollection and in one another.