Life Story - Alan goodell - Holmes

YOU KNOW THE SAYING, LOOKS CAN SOMETIMES BE DECEIVING, AND A PERSON THAT LOOKS INTIMIDATING CAN ACTUALLY BE COMFORTING AND KIND. IS A TOUGH GUY ON THE OUTSIDE, AND A SWEETHEART ON THE INSIDE. DR. ALLEN GOODELL- HOLMES WAS A WELL-RESPECTED PSYCHOLOGIST IN THE TWIN CITIES, A MOTORCYCLIST WHO HAD THE NICKNAME, "DOC" AND HOW HE'S BEING REMEMBERED AS A FEARLESS ADVOCATE FOR ABUSED CHILDREN. IT WAS ALL ABOUT EMPOWERING THE CHILDREN, AND SO THAT THEY COULD NOT BE HELD HOSTAGE BY WHAT HAD BEEN DONE TO THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. Reporter: DR. ALLEN GOODELL- HOLMES SPENT DECADES COUNSELING THE CHILDREN, LISTING AS THEY SHARED THEIR OR STORIES OF ABUSE. HE WAS A STAUNCH ADVOCATE FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN. Reporter: KARINA WORKED CLOSELY WITH HIM AFTER HE SERVED WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE IN MINNESOTA. HE WOULD SAY THAT THE CHILDREN ARE HIS HEROES, AND THE SUSTAIN ALL OF THIS AND STILL WORK ON FEELING BETTER, AND NOT FILLING HER. Reporter: WHEN HE JOINED THE BIKERS AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, HE FOUND ANOTHER WAY TO HELP THE KIDS, DRESSED IN BLACK LEATHER ESCORTING THE CHILDREN TO THE COURT HEARINGS WHERE THEY HAD TO TESTIFY, OFTEN IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PERPETRATOR. THEY ALL SAT THERE IN THAT COURTROOM TO SUPPORT THAT CHILD AND LETTING THEM KNOW THEY'RE DOING AN AWESOME JOB. Reporter: DOC WAS A DAD, AND HIS SON GREGORY SHOWED US HIS HARLEY IN THE SPORTS CAR HE PURCHASED SO THAT HE AND HIS WIFE COULD TAKE LONG ROAD TRIPS. Reporter: IT APPEARS YOUR FAMILY, YOUR PARENTS LIKE TO HAVE FUN. THAT IS ONE THING YES, AND HE WANTED TO GO ON TRIPS AND DO THINGS, TREAT OURSELVES BECAUSE WE DESERVE THAT. Reporter: WHAT IS THIS LIKE GROWING UP BEING IN A HOUSEHOLD WHERE YOUR DAD IS A PSYCHOLOGIST? I COULD NOT GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING. I THOUGHT I WAS SMART BUT HE WAS SMARTER. HE HAS THAT ROUGH EXTERIOR, AND HE MAY WEAR BLACK, HAVE A GOATEE AND A ROUGH LOOK, BUT HE WAS A TEDDY BEAR, HE WAS A DAD FIRST. THE FAMILY SAYS THAT HE WAS ALSO AN ADVOCATE FOR VETERANS, PUSHING FOR BETTER MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE VETERANS, AND HE SERVED IN THE AIR FORCE DURING VIETNAM, AND HE WAS 69 YEARS OLD WHEN HE HAD A HEART ATTACK AND DIED LAST WEEK HERE