Deanne Lane family: All on husband Chris Pappas and son Griffin Goodrich

Emmy-winning anchor Deanne Lane of KSDK TV in St. Louis has died at 65. She leaves behind her husband Chris Pappas and son Griffin Goodrich.

Published on: Jan 31, 2026, 05:10:11 IST

By Shirin Gupta

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Deanne Lane, the Emmy Award-winning anchor of KSDK TV in St. Louis, Missouri, has died at the age of 65.

Emmy-winning anchor Deanne Lane of KSDK TV in St. Louis has died at 65. She leaves behind her husband Chris Pappas and son Griffin Goodrich. (Michael Calhoun | X )

Lane left behind her husband, Chris Pappas and son from a previous marriage with Gregory Goodrich, Griffin Goodrich.

She covered local news for KSDK for almost 27 years, including the Missouri Miracle and the Kirkwood City Hall shooting. She also did an in-depth story on homelessness, for which she lived on the streets for five days, KSDK reported.

Lane's family: Husband and son

Lane's personal relationships included her husband, Chris Pappas, who is a retired St. Louis police homicide detective. According to Wiki-en, after retiring from the St. Louis police force, Pappas was employed at Procter and Gamble. He later joined the Federal Reserve Police.

Lane was married to Gregory Goodrich before Pappas, and was blessed with a son and only child Griffin Goodrich.

Gregory had suddenly passed away in 2010 at the age of 50. According to his obituary, Goodrich was a well-known figure in the local restaurant and hospitality community.

He was remembered in his obituary as a devoted husband and father who shared many joys with Griffin, particularly in supporting his baseball aspirations.

What happened to Lane?

On Thursday, January 29, Dan Gray, a news anchor with KLPR and a former colleague of Lane, posted on Facebook that she had suffered a stroke. Gray stated that Pappas told him that Lane was “unable to speak and walk” after she suffered the stroke.

She passed away on Friday, January 30, a day after the stroke in the hospital.

Missouri Broadcasters Association paid tribute to her in a post on X. They wrote, “Deanne Lane was a great Missouri broadcaster who made a difference with her impactful storytelling and community service. Our condolences to Deanne's family, friends and former broadcast colleagues.”

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Shirin Gupta
Shirin Gupta is a content producer with the Hindustan Times. She covers everything between politics, entertainment and sports at the US desk. Shirin got interested in political journalism during her time as a web editor at her college newspaper NCC News in Syracuse when she first started seeing the effects of national politics in life of her fellow colleagues. Shirin has worked on a wide range of fast-moving and developing stories locally when she was at NCC editing accessible reports for the audience. Her current role requires her to track real-time updates, verify information and present balanced coverage across diverse beats. Covering US politics from an international newsroom perspective has further deepened her understanding of how domestic decisions can have far-reaching global consequences. With a keen interest in international affairs, Shirin continues to build her expertise in geopolitics, policy shifts, and cross-border developments. She aims to learn and evolve her reporting in matters of geopolitics and international issues. Outside the newsroom Shirin writes about books and music for her personal blog. She is an avid consumer of pop culture and reveres literature.Read More

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