Robert Wesley Gooden, Jr.

Robert Wesley Gooden, Jr., age 72, of Elkridge, Maryland and formerly of Columbia, MD., passed away on Monday, May 11, 2026.

Robert was born in Wilmington, Delaware, son of the late Robert Wesley Gooden, Sr. and Betty Custis Gooden. He graduated from John Dickenson High School in 1971 and received his BS in Information Systems Management from The University of Maryland.

He was enlisted in the US Army from 1975 to 1982. He was a Senior Business Consultant and most of what he did during his career he could not share until it was unclassified. But when he was not working, he loved playing golf.

Robert was predeceased by his wife, Sharon Gooden and his sister Susan Lee Gooden. He is survived by his daughter, Jennifer Loughrige (Steve), of Columbia, MD., his sons; Matthew Gooden (Samantha), of Campobello, S.C. and Andrew Gooden (Michelle), of Cedar Park, TX, and his grandchildren: Shannon, Mattilyn, Taylor and Colton. He is also survived by his brothers; Gary Gooden (Susan Lynn), of Hockessin, DE and John Gooden (Donna), of Newark, DE.

A Committal Service will be held on Friday, May 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Road, Bear, DE 19701. A luncheon will follow at John Gooden’s home.