I knew Bob and he was a great guy. He will be missed. Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 8, 2009, at 4:12 PM, Ben Young <[email protected]> wrote: > 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:Sprinklerforum- > [email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ 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)
