Robert E. Hood

Robert E. Hood WOODSTOCK- Robert E. Hood, 84, died Monday, March 7, 2011 at Kingston Hospital. Born April 15, 1926 in Mildred, Pa., He was the son of the late Charles and Alice Johnson Hood and had resided in Woodstock for the past 25 years. Mr. Hood was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army in Guam. After the war, he entered the first class of Harper College in Binghamton, where he received his bachelors degree. He then completed two years of graduate study at N.Y.U. He began a career with Boy's Life Magazine in 1953 until 1986, when he retired after serving as Editor-In-Chief for 22 years. He authored several books, including, The Gas House Gang, Let's Go To A Baseball Game, Let's Go To A Basketball Game, Let's Go To A Football Game, An Autobiography Called Mama's Boy, Find A Career in Photography and An Iris Ambush. He was a member of American Legion Post 452 in Mildred, Pa. and the Woodstock Golf Club. Mr. Hood was also one of the original designers of the Peace Corps, under the Kennedy Administration. A loving and caring husband and father, he is survived by his wife Ann King Hood; a son, Eric Hood of Franklin, N.J.; a daughter, Carol Baxter of Annandale, Va. and three grandchildren. Friends may call at the Lasher Funeral Home, Inc., 100 Tinker St., Woodstock, Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Hospice, 34 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401. Burial will be in the spring with military honors in the Artist Cemetery, Woodstock. Please sign the guestbook at www.rem beringny.us/dailyfreeman