William A. "Bill" Hodges

HODGES-LTF William A. Hodges, affectionately known as "the Colonel," Bill was a longtime Whittier resident. Born June 3, 1921, he passed away peacefully Nov. 19. He will live on through his wife, Marion, children Eric Hodges and Gail Hoffert, stepchildren Mary Richards, Mike Thomas and Dick Thomas and 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Bill was a decorated Army veteran reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and served overseas in WWII and the Korean War. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Whittier for most of his life. Proud of his career as a design engineer in the aerospace industry, he worked on the Apollo project, sky lab, the B-1 bomber, C-17 cargo and the space shuttle. Most recently he was the senior design engineer for a 48 high efficiency telescope located in San Diego country. He was a Shriner, sojourner and Mason. He was much admired by his peers and was a loving family man. He will be greatly missed. Services will be Saturday, November 27 at Rose Hills.