My father sent me this clipping today from the Providence Journal Bulletin. http://obits.masslive.com/Providence/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=133974038
HODNETT, ROBERT M., 82, of Shell Drake Road, Wakefield, died Saturday. He > was the husband of Barbara (Major) Hodnett, they were married 41 years. > > Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Daniel F. and Mary A. (Triggs) > Hodnett. He graduated from Classical High School in 1944 and URI in 1951. > > Mr. Hodnett was a Fire Protection Engineer, working for Grinnell from 1951 > to 1974, for National Fire Protection from 1974 to 1985 and has currently > been working as a consultant to the industry since 1985. Mr. Hodnett was a > well renowned expert in his field and was the inventor of the fire sprinkler > that is still being used today. He also authored 'The Automatic Systems > Sprinklers Handbook,' which was initially published in 1983. He was a member > of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, The VFW, the Matunuck Community > Association and the Codgers Club (retired Grinell employees). He served in > the US Army during World War II. > > Mr. Hodnett enjoyed traveling, photography, history, especially the Civil > War. He was most proud of the fact that he was an Insulin Dependent Diabetic > for over 50 years and he was a non smoker for 30 years. > > Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter, Catherine Wilson of > Wakefield; a son, John Hodnett of Narragansett; a sister, Eleanor Gilloly of > Cumberland; nine grandchildren and one great grandson. He was the brother of > the late Daniel Hodnett. > > A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 AM in St. > Romuald Chapel, Atlantic Street, Matunuck. Burial with military honors will > follow in Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter. Visiting hours are at the > Avery-Storti Funeral Home, 88 Columbia Street, Wakefield, Tuesday 5-7 PM. In > lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: The American Diabetes > Association<http://media.legacy.com/accipiter/adclick/CID=0000034ed1bab0bb00000000/acc_random=9406500356/pageid=2711535481/ccid=846/aamgnrc1=American%20Diabetes%20Association/site=LEGACY/aamsz=CLIO/area=PROVIDENCE.2/zone=LIFESTORY/prod=1/relocate=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ediabetes%2Eorg%2Fsecure%2Fdonation%2FDonate%2Edo%3Faction%3DMemory%26WTLPromo%3DLegacy%5Fobit>, > 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI 02906 or the Alzheimer's > Association<http://media.legacy.com/accipiter/adclick/CID=000004c3d1bab0bb00000000/acc_random=9995447593/pageid=2711535481/ccid=1219/aamgnrc1=Alzheimer%27s%20Association/site=LEGACY/aamsz=CLIO/area=PROVIDENCE.2/zone=LIFESTORY/prod=1/relocate=https%3A%2F%2Fact%2Ealz%2Eorg%2Fsite%2FDonation2%3Fdf%5Fid%3D5080%265080%2Edonation%3Dform1%26set%2ETributeType%3DMEMORIAL%26set%2Ecustom%2Ehonoree%5Fname%3DROBERT+HODNETT%26set%2ETributeMessage%3DA%2Bgift%2Bhas%2Bbeen%2Bmade%2Bin%2Bremembrance%2Bof%2BROBERT+HODNETT>, > 245 Waterman Street, Providence, RI 02906. For guest book and condolences, > averystortifuneralhome.com > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
