The Oregon Governor’s Office announced today that Seaside Police Sergeant Jason M. Goodding has been posthumously awarded the Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice by the Governor’s Commission on the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor. Sgt. Goodding of the Seaside Police Department was shot and killed while serving a felony warrant on Friday evening around 9:20 pm. Governor Kate Brown will present the medal to Sgt. Goodding’s wife at the memorial service being held at the Seaside Convention Center on Friday, Feb. 12, at 1:00 pm. Sgt. Goodding is the 183rd Oregon law enforcement officer to have died in the line of duty since the first was recorded in the 1880s. Donations for the Goodding family are continuing to be accepted at the two following donation points: -Through any U.S. Bank branch in Seaside or nationally. The memo line should read “for the Goodding family” and checks should be made out to the Oregon Fallen Badge Foundation. -Through the Oregon Fallen Badge website at oregonfallenbadge.com 100% of donations will be contributed directly to the family.
