Family remembers Jose Castro as a joyful, loving man ahead of funeral

Family remembers Jose Castro as a joyful, loving man ahead of funeral

The family of Jose Castro is preparing to say their final goodbyes Saturday morning, just days after a tragic ferry boat crash in Clearwater took his life.

EXCLUSIVE “He was a really good person”: Kaplan family remembers victim of boat explosion

VERMILION PARISH What began as an ordinary workday for 45-year-old James Goodie ended in tragedy on April 23, 2025, when an explosion aboard a vessel claimed his life, the life of another man from Louisiana, and injured one more.Goodie, a Kaplan resident, had been working as a crew member on a levee project at the J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area in Port Arthur, Texas, when the boat which had just been refueled exploded shortly after 7 a.m…