Jason Goodfellow Radford

Jason was born on April 29, 1980, in Virginia, and made his life in the Richmond area. But the story of Jason isn’t really told by the places he lived or the jobs he held. It is told by the people he loved, the family he treasured, and all of the ordinary moments that somehow feel anything but ordinary now.

For more than 25 years, Jason worked as a cosmetologist and hairstylist. He spent much of his life taking care of people, listening to their stories, making them laugh, and sending them back into the world feeling a little better than when they arrived. He also worked as a barista at Black Hand Coffee Co. in Richmond, where once again, he found himself surrounded by people and conversation.

At home, Jason was happiest in the comfortable rhythms of everyday life. He loved reading his news articles, getting completely invested in a Netflix binge, being with his family, and having his French Bulldog, Halo, nearby. Halo wasn’t simply Jason’s dog. He was his best buddy, his shadow, and one of the great loves of his life.

Jason loved his family deeply.

He adored his niece and nephews, Jocelyn, Carson, and Mason, and some of their sweetest memories of him will be the simplest ones. Jason never seemed to have much trouble leaving adulthood behind when the kids were around. He would play with them, be silly with them, laugh with them, and meet them exactly where they were. He didn’t just watch them grow up. He got down on the floor and became part of their childhood.

Jason’s son, Christian Lance Goodfellow of Short Pump, Virginia, held a place in his heart that belonged only to him. Jason loved being Christian’s dad, and that love remained a constant throughout his life.

And then there was Michael John Radford, Jason’s husband, his person, and the man with whom he built a life. For years, they did what people who love each other do: they built a home, raised dogs, cared for their family, made each other laugh, got on each other’s nerves, forgave, kept going, and stood beside one another through seasons both beautiful and hard. They shared thousands of ordinary days without ever knowing just how precious those ordinary days would become. Michael knew Jason in all the ways that matter: his quirks, his moods, his laughter, his routines, his heart. They belonged to one another in the quiet, everyday way that becomes home. And while Jason’s life touched so many people, there is a place he occupied in Michael’s world that belonged only to him.

Jason is also survived by his father, Greg Curtis of Chesterfield, Virginia, who raised him; his biological father, Randy Goodfellow; his mother-in-law, Judy Radford; his sister-in-law, Monaca R. Vanderpool; his niece, Jocelyn; his nephews, Carson and Mason; and, of course, his beloved Halo.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Linda Zevgolis, and his father-in-law, Michael W. Radford.

Jason’s absence will be felt in places both big and small. In a chair that is suddenly empty. In something funny that someone instinctively wants to tell him. In a news story he would have had an opinion about. In a show he would have insisted someone watch. In three kids who grew up knowing that Uncle Jason would always play with them. And in a little Frenchie who will undoubtedly still look for his best friend.

There are people who become woven so tightly into the fabric of a family that it is impossible to imagine that family without them.

Jason was one of those people.

He was loved. He belonged. And he will be deeply, deeply missed.

A Celebration of Life honoring Jason will be held on Sunday, September 20, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Lake Margaret Clubhouse at The Highlands, 8006 Clancy Place, Chesterfield, Virginia 23838. Family and friends are invited to gather together to remember Jason, share stories, laugh about the moments that made him Jason, and celebrate the life he shared with all of us.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to honor Jason’s memory may contribute toward memorial expenses and the unexpected costs Michael is facing in the days ahead. For information on making a contribution, please contact Monaca at 804-912-4649. Every contribution, prayer, message, shared memory, and act of kindness is received with more gratitude than words can express.