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The Low Country Chapter would like
to recognize the special contribution of Board Member, Todd Tyler, who has
generously offered to host this Chapter Website on the servers of his company,
We would also like to thank Todd's
IT Manager, Raymond McKinley, for his invaluable technical support.
2006 Outstanding Service Award
The SCI Low Country Chapter's
2006 Outstanding Service Award was presented at the Fundraiser to South
Carolina Department of Natural Resources 1st Sergeant Lynwood Kearse, III.
Lynwood and his wife were our honored guests at the Fundraiser.
Lynwood is the project manager for
SCDNR's "Take One, Make One" program.
"Take One, Make One" hosts events around
the state that encourage youngsters to participate in outdoor activities.
The program also pairs volunteer adult mentors with individual youngsters for
"one on one" outdoor adventures.
In addition to "Take One, Make One,"
Lynwood is also very active in supporting mobility impaired hunts around the
state. Last fall he helped us organize and conduct our Chapter's very
successful 1st
Annual Wheelchair Hunt at Nemours Plantation in the ACE Basin.
The Chapter looks forward to working
with Lynwood on many more projects in the future and we are pleased to recognize
him for his heartfelt dedication and tireless contributions to the young and
mobility-impaired hunters of South Carolina!
OBITUARY FOR LT. COL. THOMAS A. HODGES, USMC (RETIRED)
Col. Hodges with USA Shooting Team Member, Lindsey Hollins, at our Annual Fundraiser on February 10, 2007 Lt. Col. Thomas Arthur Hodges, USMC (Retired) died on Monday, May 28, 2007
at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in West Ashley after a lingering illness.
Lt. Col. Hodges was born on September 3, 1927 in Junction, Texas. Lt. Col.
Hodges began his career in the Marines as an enlisted man and, after graduating
from Boot Camp at Parris Island, he served as a machine gunner in the 3rd
Marine Division in the South Pacific during WW II and in China following the
Japanese surrender. After being released from active duty in 1947, Lt. Col.
Hodges attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas where he eventually
earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 1960.
Once recalled to active duty in 1951, he was commissioned with the 5th
Special Basic Course in Quantico, Virginia and joined A Company, 1st
Battalion, 7th Marines in Korea. He also spent a year in Viet Nam
with COMUSMACV working for Gen. William Westmorland. Other assignments included
Inspector-Instructor in Wichita Falls, Texas, Commanding Officer HQ Company and
Fleet Marine Force Pacific Honor Guard in Hawaii, Commanding Officer in Charge
of Leatherneck Magazine and as a Public Affairs Officer under the
Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon. He retired from his career of military
service in 1972.
Lt. Col. Hodges worked for several years as a Public Affairs Officer for the
National Rifle Association and as a land broker with the Atlantic Richfield
Company. He retired to Charleston in 1983 where he remained active in several
organizations including the Navy League, Safari Club International, Ducks
Unlimited, Quail Unlimited, and the Charleston County Board of Elections, among
others.
Having earned his Eagle Scout badge as a young man he was a generous
supporter of the Boy Scouts of America and other non-profit organizations. He
was an excellent cook and a lifelong hunter, fisherman, and conservationist.
Preceding him in death were his parents, Thomas T. and Esther (Winkle)
Hodges, formerly of Junction, Texas, and his wife, Paula (Dawson) Hodges. He is
survived by a son, Thomas Taylor Hodges, and his wife, Dana, both of Lancaster,
Pennsylvania, a daughter, Marcia Moxey Hodges of Falls Church, Virginia, a
sister, Betty Burcalow, of Sugarland, Texas, and a number of nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held on Monday, June 11, 2007 at 10 a.m. at the
National Cemetery at Quantico.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Lt. Col.
Hodges’ memory to the Boy Scouts of America, Coastal Carolina Council, 1025 Sam
Rittenberg Blvd., Charleston, SC 29407-3441, or the American Cancer Society,
Charleston (SC) Office, 5900 Core Rd, Ste 504, North Charleston, SC 29406.
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