Jack Hodges of Duncanville Texas Wins Father of the Year Award from the Fatherhood Foundation (US Chapter)
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Father of 5 beats a field of 25 finalists to become the first Texas winner in
foundation history - just in time for father?s day!
Seattle, WA, June 11, 2009 -- Jack Hodges, from Duncanville Texas, was announced as
the winner of the...
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Father of 5 beats a field of 25 finalists to become the first Texas winner in
foundation history - just in time for father?s day!
Seattle, WA, June 11, 2009 -- Jack Hodges, from Duncanville Texas, was announced as
the winner of the Fatherhood Foundation?s 2009 Father of the Year Award.
Mr.
Hodges
was nominated by his family, and made it through to the final round which included
25 top nominees.
He was nominated for his tireless work with his children and
grandchildren, which his kids appreciated enough to warrant a nomination during the
2009 submission process in January.
He was also nominated for his years of award
winning civil service, which included thousands of volunteer hours with the First
Baptist Church of Duncanville, ?Citizens On Patrol?, the Katrina response effort,
and more.
His fourth son, Brian Hodges, was pleased with the award.
?After all the years of
him giving his time, focus, and resources, we thought it was fantastic for him to
win this award.
The USFF (Fatherhood Foundation) recognizes what we recognize all
year ? that he is truly a father of the year.
?
Mr.
Hodges is being formally notified of this award next week, and will be invited
to partake in the annual black tie banquet and awards ceremony which will be held
in Seattle Washington in August.
It is customary for the overall winner to accept
their award in person, as well as give a keynote speech to the ceremony attendees.
Mr.
Hodges was born in Houston, Texas in 1936, and was a stand-out engineering
student at Texas A&M.
He also trained with the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, which
launched a unique career with both the Army and Navy, where he rose to the Naval
rank of Lieutenant Commander.
His engineering career spanned several decades with
LTV, Boeing, and Northrop, where he managed a number of high profile, top security,
advanced aeronautical programs resulting in airplane technology that is still being
used and studied today.
He is a seasoned small-plane pilot, and was a former member
of the AOPA.
He once anchored a city champion softball team as the starting firstbaseman, and is still active with golf, poker, and bridge.
He is married to Carol
Hodges of Duncanville, and the two enjoy traveling around the country to visit
their geographically dispersed children.
The Hodges , as a family, also used to run
regular missions of mercy into impoverished areas of Mexico.
Interestingly, Mr.
Hodges? father Jesse ?Elmer? Hodges lived a colorful life as
well, having met Clyde of the notorious group ?Bonnie and Clyde?.
Elmer Hodges was
also a former professional baseball pitcher, before settling down to focus on
raising Jack.
Press Contact:
Keyser Soze
Fatherhood Foundation
Seattle, WA
fatherhoodfoundation@live.
com
http://www.
fathersonline.
org/
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