Daniel Goulds

In the small town of Gamewell on January 3, 1978 Daniel Michael Goulds was born to Tub and Meleah.Four years later a little sister he named Spank, Pork, and Puddin came along.A jokester he was from the start.This is where I pick up his story to be shared. Our brother Daniel will truly never leave us.In every chapter of his story he etched a memory in our mind and a place into our heart.There are things death cannot touch.God gave us 41 years and as a brother in Christ He gave him eternal life on May 1, 2019. Growing up in church and trusting in his Savior Daniel made many brothers and sisters in Christ along his journey.Daniel sprinkled his joy and smile on every person he encountered. He even did so in his last days. At five he found his first love, riding motorcycles.He had a Honda 50 our grandpa Goulds gave him with “Toad Frog” attached to the front plate.He rode that little bike in the woods with who would become his best friend, our dad.He was just a youngster keeping up with the big boys. Another love was basketball and as a teen he and all his friends would play on a goal our dad and grandpa welded together so it could be lowered or raised at will.Daniel would run games and dunk on our court at home. I jotted down 20 names that I could recall seeing run around our house. Those were his Gamewell Optimist and West Caldwell days. Riding dirt bikes was truly his passion. A Honda 125 sat in the living room one year at Christmas and in the early morning hours he rode it in the neighborhood.After high school Daniel began riding indoor motocross. His journey brought him to meet many friends.Some he still would text before a big moto with an inspirational text.His love brought him to teach his friend Mack how to ride and forged a bond that some never experience. Each chapter brought him to choose many characters into his life.With stories of driving dump trucks, feeding cows, eating steaks in Colorado, chalking baseball fields, picking up hay, building a motorcycle track, moving horses, trips to Indianapolis and Florida, smiling at residents while he mowed grass, and many more that each of us are able to hold in our heart. Daniel chose to leave an ever lasting impression on us all.He loved to teach us his way of doing things.His final lesson is what lead to this writing. Alcoholism is a disease and has left a memory stained in my brain of my brother.Our brother was stolen from us far too soon. Daniel used many aphorisms one being “Go Big or Go Home”.He went so BIG that he was taken home.Please if you need help with alcohol or drug addiction seek HELP.Not only must you seek help but it must be applied. A memorial service will be held Sunday 3pm at West Lenoir Baptist Church. Online condolences may be sent to www. Evansfuneralservice.com Evans Funeral Service & Crematory is serving the Goulds Family.