143rd YEAR, No. 153
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2016
ONE DOLLAR
SHOOTING
FALLEN HERO
REMEMBRANCE
Seaside police officer
killed Friday evening
Sgt. Jason Goodding’s
death is ‘a big, big loss’
Hundreds of people
take part in vigil
Photos by Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian
ABOVE: Hundreds gathered to remember fallen officer Jason Goodding at Broadway Field in Seaside on Sunday night. TOP LEFT: Investigators work the scene of the shooting on
Broadway Street in Seaside Friday night that resulted in the death of Sgt. Jason Goodding and the suspect, Phillip Ferry. TOP RIGHT: Brad Rzewnicki hugs Tobi Boyd during a candle-
light vigil to remember and honor fallen officer Jason Goodding at Broadway Field. “(Goodding) was just an all-around amazing person,” Boyd said. “I know people say that a lot,
but he was genuine, an all-around stand-up guy. He was an amazing friend and coach.” More photos online at www.dailyastorian.com
Sergeant
loved his job
and Seaside
‘Respected’ police officer
gunned down in Seaside
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Goodding: ‘His spirit
is always with us’
S
Seaside Sgt. Jason Goodding was a
dedicated police of¿cer with a good heart
and a love for his community, and the
impact the 39-year-old had while serv-
ing Seaside through law enforcement and
other capacities will linger in the wake of
his death.
“His spirit is always with us,” said
)ather Nick Nilema, of Our /ady of 9ic-
tory Catholic church.
He said Goodding’s death is “a big, big
loss for our community.” The of¿cer had
a passion for what he was doing, and “he
was so willing to ask for help” when he
needed advice or support to better serve
Seaside, Nilema said.
EASIDE — The North Coast is in mourning
for Sgt. Jason Goodding after the 39-year-
old of¿cer was killed )riday night.
Goodding was shot during a warrant arrest
and died Saturday morning at Seaside Providence
Hospital after an altercation with a man outside
the Pig ’N Pancake in downtown on Broadway at
920 p.m. )riday night.
“Jason Goodding, a sergeant in Seaside Police
Department and a respected member of the law
enforcement community, was shot to death while
on duty in Seaside,” Clatsop County District
Attorney Joshua Marquis said Saturday morning
at a press conference at Seaside City Hall.
Of¿cials say he was shot to death by Phillip
)erry, , who was being arrested on a warrant for
felony assault. )erry was shot at the scene by another
Seaside police of¿cer and later died of his wounds.
“At this point it appears from what I can tell
that the shooting of Mr. )erry was justi¿ed,” Mar-
quis said.
See GOODDING, Page 5A
See SHOOTING, Page 10A
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Memorial )riday
for slain of¿cer
SEASIDE — A memorial service for Sea-
side Police Sgt. Jason Goodding is 1 p.m.. )ri-
day at the Seaside Civic and Convention Cen-
ter, 1 )irst Ave.
Goodding was shot during a warrant arrest
and died Saturday morning.
If the convention center reaches capacity,
other venues will be added and the service will
be simulcast.
Preceding the memorial, a law enforcement
procession will wind through Seaside, ending at
the convention center. The public is encouraged
line the route to show support for Goodding’s
family, who will be riding in the procession.
Make donations for the memorial service
and to the family online at the Oregon )allen
Badge )oundation at www.oregonfallenbadge.
com.
‘He did it the
right way’
Seaside honors fallen
of¿cer Sgt. Goodding
By KATHERINE LACAZE
EO Media Group
SEASIDE — The North Coast was
shaken in the wake of police Sgt. Jason
Goodding’s death in the line of duty, but
hundreds of people found respite and con-
solation while paying tribute to the fallen
of¿cer at an evening candlelight vigil
Sunday.
Broadway )ield was the site of tears,
hugs and memories when community
members, fellow law enforcement of¿-
cers and many friends gathered to honor
39-year-old Goodding’s memory follow-
ing his death )riday night.
“This gathering is meant to provide all
of us who loved Jason the opportunity to
be able to come together, to do something,
even if right now that something is simply
spending time sharing the energy among
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Knappa senior wins national award, trip
nly 106 students a year win
the Horatio Alger National
Scholarship. One of them goes to
Knappa High School.
Tieara Moore, a senior at
Knappa, turned her story of per-
severance in the face of familial
upheaval into a $22,000 schol-
arship and a trip to Washington,
D.C.
“If I had to redo my life, I
wouldn’t,” said Moore, 18, who
left parents with drug and alco-
hol issues in Santa Cruz, Cal-
ifornia, at age 11 after being
adopted by her grandparents in
Knappa. “I think it’s a strong
point. I accept that my parents
are the way they are.”
But Moore said that isn’t the
way she wants to be seen. She
is ranked second in her class,
president of Knappa’s National
Honors Society chapter, vice
president of Key Club, works
at Josephson’s Smokehouse in
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‘If I had to
redo my life,
I wouldn’t.’
Tieara Moore
Astoria and aspires to be a doc-
tor. She would like to attend
either Oregon State University
in Corvallis or /in¿eld College
in McMinnville.
“I want to help people that
really can’t help themselves,”
Moore said. “I’d rather help
people who are unfortunate.
I’d like to travel to low-income
countries.”
Moore was at Knappa High
School a couple weeks ago
when she got a call from the
Horatio Alger Association of
Distinguished Americans, Inc.,
telling her she won $22,000 and
a free trip to the nation’s capital.
Initially in disbelief she was one
She’s an 18-year-old who left
parents with drug and alcohol
issues in Santa Cruz, California,
at age 11 after being adopted by
her grandparents in Knappa
of the chosen few, Moore texted
her Talent Search adviser Jon
Graves, who had told her about
the scholarship in the fall.
“She’s a very resilient young
woman,” said Graves, who
meets with more than 200 stu-
dents each year as part of Talent
Search, a federal program help-
ing low-income high school stu-
dents prepare for college.
Graves said one or two of
the students he represents in
Knappa and Astoria apply for
Horatio Alger scholarships each
year. Past Clatsop County win-
ners include Nathan Sutton
from Astoria and Claire Mash-
lan from Seaside.
Moore’s next step was to
call her grandparents, Sarah and
John Moore of Knappa, who
had adopted her mother. After
learning about Tieara’s child-
hood with their estranged adop-
tive daughter, Sarah Moore said,
she and her husband hired a law-
yer to go down to California and
bring back their granddaughter.
“We just wanted to do the
best for her that we could,” Sarah
Moore said of her granddaughter.
Moore said she is always
amazed at how strong-willed
her granddaughter is, showing
how a child can survive a bad
situation and come out stron-
ger. “You go through anguish,
and you get something good at
the end.”
Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian
Tieara Moore was one of 106
students to win the Horatio
Alger National Scholarship,
which provides her with
$22,000 and a free trip to
Washington, D.C., to meet
previous winners.