Douglas Goosby, 78 of Bridgeport entered eternal rest Monday, May 22, 2017 at Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Birmingham, AL to the late Imalee and Ida George Goosby, Douglas has been a resident of Bridgeport for the past fifty years. He served his country in the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged. He was a former employee of General Electric with twenty-eight years of service and most recently he retired from the maintenance dept. at the V.A.M.C. He leaves to cherish his memory two sisters, Alice Moore of Bridgeport and Murl Greene of NJ; and his companion Catherine Collins of Bridgeport.