Nydia Francesca Jeppi Maggoria Goode

Nydia Francesca Jeppi Maggoria Goode, a gifted poet, musician, artist and needlepointer, visionary, and philanthropist, Nydia lived life with unbridled joy and enthusiasm for the beauty she saw in everything and everyone she met. Nydia was born in Bakersfield, California, in the same hospital where she would bring her daughters into the world. Her formative years were spent in the Sequoia National Park amongst the Giganteum redwoods, granite boulders, bear, deer, and scampering chipmunks that never ceased to delight her. These early experiences shaped her love of nature and curiosity of discovery through her travels as an adult. She met her husband, Dale Goode, in her sophomore year of high school. After they married, Dale's schooling at Davis, California in the then new viticulture program would lead to their moving and settling in Sonoma County in 1965. The Dry Creek Valley, Alexander Valley, and finally Fitch Mountain in Healdsburg were the places that Nydia and her family called home. Nydia passed away on November 15, 2021, at her daughter's home in Santa Rosa after a short illness. Her ashes were placed in the Mendocino Point Arena Forest at the foot of a Coastal Redwood along with the ashes of her husband Dale, and daughter Mimí. A Celebration of Life for Nydia is being planned for early spring 2023. If you would like to be included, please email Lea Goode-Harris at: lea@creativelabyrinths.com If you would like to make a donation in Nydia's memory, here is a list of some of her favorite charities: Humane Society of Sonoma County - Healdsburg; Fawn Rescue of Sonoma County; Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary; Charity Water; LightHawk Conservation Flying; Earth Justice.

Published in Healdsburg Tribune · November 14, 2022