Notes for: Thomas ("Tom") William Bodine
The following information was edited from a file by Samuel Joseph Bodine that he wrote in the late 1990's.
Kenneth and Dorothy's next child was another white-headed Bodine boy that they either honored or shamed his granddad Hawkins and great-granddad Latimer by giving him their names (just joking). Anyway, Tom came with a bang on June 28, 1948. Unlike his sister, Sandy, he was not too reserved. He was very active in his youth and has many scars to prove that he was not a hot house variety. As a matter of fact, Tommy was responsible for New Madrid losing a very fine young doctor; he couldn't get a day off for having to come to his office and repair some injury Tom had sustained on his days off. Be as it may, Tom survived his youth. He graduated high school in Lilbourn where he was active in sports and then entered the University Of Missouri where he graduated with a degree in engineering. After he married, he went back to school and earned an MBA.
After college, he married Peggy Henry, a New Madrid girl. She, too, earned a master's to go with her bachelor's from M.U. Tom went into investment banking and has spent most of his career in St. Louis. He did work in Memphis for a year or so, but returned to St. Louis.
Tom and Peggy have two lovely girls: Sara Katherine who was born in St. Louis in 1980 and Casey Lynn was born there in 1982. Sara attends Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She is taking a pre-med curriculum. At Northwestern, she has started every soccer game since her arrival. She has high hopes of being selected for the Olympic squad this year. Sara has always been very competitive. Early on, she swam in competitive meets and has a huge collection of ribbons and trophies that attest to her success. Sara has competed in soccer all over the United States and in Europe. She is an excellent student, and hopes to wind up at Washington University School of Medicine in a few years. Casey marches to the beat of a different drummer. She loves sports and competes in them, particularly in soccer and basketball, but she leans more to the arts. She is a senior at Visitation Academy in St. Louis. That was Sara's alma mater, too. Casey is in the process of trying to decide which college she wants to attend. She likes Northwestern, but is looking at others. As mentioned, Casey has different tastes than those of her sister. She loves art, music, and drama. Both girls have traveled a great deal. They have spent a lot of time all over the USA and in Europe. Both have worked in the poverty belt of the Appalachian Mountains working with the programs for the poor that are sponsored by their church. Each has spent a couple of summers there. Both girls have been active in the MADD program. Nothing delights either more than showing their Uncle "Red" Thomason how to fish. They do spend some time auditing their dad's golf score. He has some math deficiencies. It seems he always shows fewer strokes than the girls come up with.
From Ronny Bodine (Dec. 9, 2023):
From Washoe County, Nevada Marriage Records:
Thomas W. Bodine AND Peggy L. Henry were married 20 May 1975 in Reno.
Obituary, Standard-Democrat (Sikeston, MO) of 20 Oct 2023.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Thomas W. Bodine, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. He was born on June 28, 1948. He will be remembered by his loving wife Peggy, his devoted children Sara (Melissa), Casey (Lynzy) and Jennifer. He also leaves behind his sister Sandy (Malvorn) Thomason and goes to join his parents, Kenneth and Dorothy (Hawkins) Bodine. Tom attended the University of Missouri, earning his Bachelor's in Engineering and his Master's in Business Administration. He began his career at Goldman Sachs as a financial investment advisor, which was just the beginning of a long and very successful career over the next 40 plus years. Tom had an indelible sense of humor and the ability to argue any point on either side of an issue and do so convincingly. He loved his friends and family with a contagious affection, and his generosity and heart were without measure. We will miss him forever.