23 APRIL 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® In Memoriam Raymond Dean “RD” Felder (1942~2024) Texas Ground Water Association sadly reported the passing of Past President Raymond Dean “RD” Felder on February 13, 2024. Born in 1942, RD graduated from Angleton High School in 1960, going on to study at Southwest Business College in Houston. He married Vera in 1961, and they made their home and raised their three children in Angleton for 31 years. He was employed at Pfeiffer Electric and Dow Chemical, and eventually obtained his master electrician license while drilling and servicing water wells on the weekends with his father. After getting his master water well driller and pump installer’s license around 1973, RD took over the reins of the water well business. Over the years, he was involved with and served on various boards such as the Angleton Drainage District and Brazoria County Groundwater Conservation District. Beyond the water well industry, he was a lifetime member of Masonic Lodge #829, enjoyed dabbling in real estate, and spending time working at his in-law’s cattle ranch. He was always a big presence wherever he went, but he mostly enjoyed spending time with family and friends and engaging in the many projects he always had in the works. Numerous family trips were taken to the Comal River to spend time with dear lifelong friends, George and Charlotte. Many more memories were made camping along the Frio River, Big Bend, New Mexico, Arkansas, and Surfside Beach, along with a midlife love for snow skiing with family and friends. After marrying Glenda in 2002, they travelled to Colorado and Montana and eventually built a second home along the Kootenai River near Libby, Montana. They spent their summers making many new friends and enjoyed experiencing a whole new way of life away from the Texas heat. RD was preceded in death by his cherished wife Glenda and is survived by his beloved companion Nell; sons Dale (Julie) and Tim (Sherrie); daughter Jonell (Randall); sister Rhydonia (Doug); grandchildren Lauren (Carlos), Kristin, Kyle (Lauryn), Hayley, Sarah (Caylob), Travis, Ryan, Sarah (Stephen); great-grandchildren Gianna, Iris, Grace, Brooke, Chase, Colton, Faith, and Clayton; stepsisters Peggy, Pat (Melvin), and Diane; stepbrother Joe; treasured friends John and Arnold; and numerous nieces and nephews. W. Roger Goold (1941~2024) W. Roger Goold of Chatham Center, New York, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2024. As a child, he grew up exploring the Goold Farm, as well as the beloved family camp near 13th Lake in the Adirondacks. He loved exploring the rolling hills, lakes, and rivers of the Hudson River valley, camping, hunting, and fishing. Roger was a past chief and life member of the Tri-Village Fire Company, and the Ghent Rod and Gun Club; two groups where he devoted many hours of his time and gained many friends and colleagues. All of his adult life was spent working at W. Gordon Goold Well Drilling, a family business that began in 1928. He and his siblings ran the business until it was turned over to the present generation. This legacy of life's work well done still carries on today. Roger is predeceased by his first wife Judi. He is survived by their children Nancy (Peter), Karen (Robert), and Randy (Katie); grandchildren Mitchell, Erica, Danielle, Emma, and W. Newton; great-granddaughter Zoey; his present wife Patricia “Pat”; his stepdaughter Theresa (Borras); his sister Betsy; and his brother David (Carol). After retirement, Roger and Pat moved out to Arizona where they shared their life exploring anywhere they could by quad, truck, or boat from sunrise to sunset. He was a cowboy at heart, and in true fashion, passed at high noon. Lest we forget . . .
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