"Golden and true." DDG turns up Carter Cooper, a race horse, a metal song, and a song from "Babe"; haven't found anything that the obituary would be quoting. Did Carter's death make someone "golden" (royal, for lack of a better word)?
https://youtu.be/HVGw50hvyVY
Australian 60 Minutes interviews girl who suffered rape, forced abortions, and describes children being forced to participate in ritual murders of other children. Relevant if you haven't seen it yet. I think this anon is onto something.