Utah Woman Dies Hours After Her Wedding

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Utah Woman Dies Hours After Her Wedding

SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 27) -- A 25-year-old woman who occasionally visited Utah schools to discourage children from using drugs died hours after her wedding, her husband said. Jennifer Ann Bennett Goodall and Doug Goodall were married Saturday.

The next day, Christmas eve, "she didn't wake up," Goodall told KSL-TV. "I'm so grateful that she left on the happiest day of her life."

An autopsy was performed, but the cause of death was not immediately determined, Goodall said.

Jennifer Goodall participated in Utah first lady Mary Kaye Huntsman's Power in You program, telling children to avoid drugs, according to her obituary.

She spoke from personal experience after abusing drugs - "everything you could think of" - and spending time in prison, her husband said.

Jennifer Goodall is survived by her husband and three children. She worked at Grand America Hotel and had planned to start classes at Salt Lake Community College.

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Jen was a dear friend growing up. We became good friends in high school. We did loose contact for along time after that. I wish that I could tell Jen how proud I am of her, she made it through all of her struggles. She has a beautiful family who loves her dearly. She is greatly missed by many people. It shows everyone that you CAN change your life if you find yourself on a wrong path! Don't give up!

Wow, that's really too bad. Sometimes life just isn't fair. Good for her though, that she managed to pull things together first. I'm sure she's an inspiration to a lot of people. I'm sorry for the loss.