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Roderick Drew Hedley
1941 - 2017
Roderick Drew Hedley
1941 - 2017
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BORN
1941
DIED
2017
Roderick Hedley Obituary
Rod enjoyed living on Lake Ontario, was an avid fisherman and sailor and also helped save many Olcott properties during the 1973 flood by partnering with the Army Corps of Engineers.
Rod received an associate's degree from Bryant and Stratton and attended UB. He was instrumental in the development of the Lake Ontario salmon and trout industry and past vice chairman of the Niagara County Fisheries Board.
Rod is survived by his beloved wife Sally of 53 years and cherished beagle, Pee Wee, nephews, David (Lisa) Hedley, Duane (Anna) Hedley, Erick (Barbara) Hedley and sister-in-law, Donna Hedley. Besides his parents, Rod is predeceased by his father's second wife, Teresa Maynard Hedley and his brother, David Hedley.
Rod loved the Lord and was always involved in witnessing to people at the boat yard as he never retired. He attended Exley United Methodist Church, 338 Lake Street, Wilson, NY, where a candlelight celebration of his life will be held on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 7 pm.
Flowers gratefully declined memorials appreciated to Niagara Hospice or Exley United Methodist Church in Wilson.
Please go to www.sherriefuneralhome.com and leave a condolence for the family.
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Steven and Jan Hoffman
May 21, 2017
We are thinking of you through this difficult time. Our prayers are with you and pee wee.
May 19, 2017
Bea and I will miss Rod's dry sense of humor and that twinkle in his eye when he was putting us on. We loved his presence at Bible studies. We could always count on a different perspective from Rod's world. As he always said "It all depends on your interpretation!" We will miss him! Gerry Teal
Jim & Karen Evarts
May 19, 2017
Rod was a good man who inspired so many with his ideas and dreams. We loved his shipwreck stories and his love of Jesus. He was always so kind to us and would stop by to visit on his way home from the boatyard. He was a hard worker and a very thoughtful man. We'll miss those visits and those smiles and waves when he couldn't stop. Sending our love and prayers to Sally and the rest of the family.
Michael Unterweger
May 19, 2017
My deepest condolences.
Mike
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Mary Lou Burt
May 17, 2017
Sally, so sorry to hear of your husbands passing. My sympathy to you and his family. I am not sure if you remember me from the Guidance Office at the Jr. High.
Mary Lou Burt
Gary & Gayle Maynard
May 16, 2017
Sally, wishing you strength and peace in this difficult time. Rod was very special. He will be dearly missed. It is comforting to know that he has reached Eternal Peace.
Ann Kennedy
May 16, 2017
Sally, you are in my thoughts as you remember your long and full life with Rod. I will keep you in my prayers.
Jeanette Hamminga
May 16, 2017
My condolences to Sally and to all of the Hedley family. Love, Jeanette Hamminga
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