William George Hody
1960-2019
William Hody, of Elgin, NB, passed away on February 3, 2019
in Moncton. Although we were only able to enjoy William for 58 years,
he packed a longer life into those years.
Born in Moncton, William grew up in the “Patch”,
(Lakeburn, Dieppe). After graduating from Moncton High
School in 1978, he headed off to the big city of Halifax where he
became a philosopher, graduating with a BA from the University of
King’s College (where he met Pam and where they were married
in 1985). He then decided that a trade might help pay the
bills better and became a certified automated machinist at NSIT. There
not being a huge market for Philosopher Machinists, he finally decided
up his game by becoming a computer scientist and graduated with his
B.C.Sc. from TUNS in 2000. In 2001, he was offered a position as Data
Analyst with the Canadian Revenue Agency and moved his family to
Ottawa.
In 2015, William retired and followed his dream, to live on
the banks of the Pollett River which he had enjoyed since childhood,
in his words “a place of supreme happiness”.
There, he became Elgin Jack and part of the very soul of the
river. In between he travelled on many road trips as child
and adult including the epic 1996 version which included a baby, a
toddler, an economy car and a drive from Halifax to
Victoria. He was also a “stay-at-home” father with
those children for 3 ½ years showing either that he
didn’t learn from the road trip or that he really enjoyed
his small Hodys; which, of course, he did, recently referring to them
in his journal as “his extraordinary
children”.
William was predeceased by his parents, Reg and Maud, and by
his younger sister Laura Hody. He is survived by his wife
Pam Griffin-Hody (Halifax), his son Max (Halifax), his daughter Arden
(Ottawa), as well as his sister Florence (Vancouver), brother
Reg/David (Halifax) and sister-in-law Eileen Ross (Martins
River).
William lived large and he loved large. The world
is a quieter place without him. His family and friends will
never forget him or his love. There will be a service to
celebrate William’s life, somewhere near his beloved Pollett
River, in the Spring.
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention
of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to
skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally
worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”. Hunter
S. Thompson
Cremation has taken place at Tuttle Brothers Crematorium in
Riverview. Should anyone wish to make a donation in
William’s memory, we suggest the Canadian Mental Health
Association or the NB Association of Food Banks, District 5 SPOT
(Peticodiac). www.tuttlefuneralhome.ca
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de William George Hody 19602019..
Décès pour la Ville: Riverview, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick