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Carl Duane Gookin, age 80 of Amsterdam, Missouri died Sunday, August 20, 2023 at the Butler Center in Butler, Missouri. He was born February 20, 1943 to Carl Asa and Celia Ann Ramirez Gookin in San Diego, California.
Carl grew up in Chula Vista and San Diego, California. He graduated from Hoover High School in San Diego. Carl was a veteran of the United States Navy where he served on a submarine. Other places he worked was Scripps Oceanography in San Diego, as a police officer and a truck driver for a construction company both in California. Carl was a member of the VFW. He lived in California before moving to Amsterdam, Missouri 17 years ago. In 1988 he married Patricia Lang.
Carl was known as smart, intelligent and a fire-cracker. He loved to talk, teach people, visit with his friends in the bar and spend time with his family.
Carl is survived by his wife, Patricia Gookin of the home; a son, Carl Robert “Bobby” Gookin of California; a daughter, Tammy Gookin of Washington; two stepsons, Mike Sixkiller and Dennis Sixkiller both of Amsterdam, Missouri; and two step-grandchildren, Vivian Sixkiller and Jesse James Sixkiller. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Billy Gookin.
