Notes for: Richard ("Dick") Clay Bodine
From Ronny Bodine:
Obituary, The Elkhart Truth (Elkhart, Ind.) of 28 Sept 1990.
MISHAWAKA--Friends of Richard "Dick" C. Bodine, 62, Trailridge Drive, may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Bubb Funeral Chapel, 3910 N. Main St. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at East United Methodist Church. The Rev. Michael Dominick will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger. Mr. Bodine, a Mishawaka attorney and former state legislator, died at 10: 13 a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 26, 1990) at St. Joseph Hospital, where he had been a patient since Sept. 19. He was born July 17, 1928, in Mishawaka. Surviving are his mother, Jean (Bodine) Powell; and a stepdaughter, Shaylie Abramson, both of Mishawaka; a brother, John D., Harrisburg, Pa.; and a sister, Carol A. Stuller, San Antonio, Texas.
Obituary, The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) of 28 Sept 1990.
RICHARD CLAY BODINE. Bodine, a state legislator for 16 years who twice ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor, died Wednesday of a heart attack at St. Joseph's Hospital in Mishawaka, Ind. He was 62. Bodine, an attorney, was first elected to the Indiana House in 1963. He was elected House speaker in 1965 after he was elected to a second term. Instead of seeking re-election in 1968, Bodine made a bid for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor and lost to then-Lt. Gov. Robert Rock. Bodine ran for lieutenant governor on the Democratic ticket in 1972 as a running-mate to former Gov. Matthew Welsh. They were defeated by the Republican duo of Otis Bowen and Robert D. Orr.
Rebecca Mary (Becky) Hill is named as the wife of Richard "Dick" Bodine in many Indiana newspaper articles from October 1959 to June 1972. She is referred to as a graduate of Logansport High School in 1947 and daughter of Willard Hill. The 1930 census lists Rebecca M. Hill, 2 months, as daughter of Willard B. & Bessie E. Hill living in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. Her Indiana Birth Certificate names her Rebecca Mary Hill, born 27 Jan 1930 in Logansport, daughter of Willard Burtram & Bessie Eleanor (Erwin) Hill. The Indiana Death Certificate of Richard Bodine reports he was divorced. On 16 Nov 1983 in Citrus County, Florida, Rebecca Mary Bodine married John Michael Gibson (1919-1996). His obituary notes he was survived by his wife Rebecca Bodine.
Obituary, South Bend (IN) Tribune of 3 June 2018.
ELKHART - Rebecca "Becky" Bodine Gibson, 88, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, May 28, 2018 at Eastlake Terrace, Elkhart. She was born Jan. 27, 1930 in Logansport, IN to Willard B. and Bessie (Erwin) Hill. Becky is survived by her only niece, Leslie Hill Shen of San Jose, CA; and her two nephews, Stephen C. Hill of Scottsdale, AZ and James W. Hill of Arlington, TX. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Robert E. Hill and Willard C. Hill; her husbands, Dick Bodine and Jack Gibson; and her companion, Dick Murray. Becky graduated from Logansport High School in 1947. She received her B.S. degree from Purdue University in 1951 and her M.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1965. Mrs. Gibson was a member of the education profession as a teacher, counselor, and administrative assistant for 40 years in Indiana and Florida. Following her first five years of teaching, she was honored as an Outstanding Educator by Purdue. The University of Notre Dame invited her to serve as a guest lecturer for several of their graduate level classes following her successful leadership in a Federal Pilot Project for Elementary School Counseling, one of the first in the state of Indiana for the Mishawaka School Corporation. These honors led Becky to be hired by IUSB to coordinate one of their Title I Projects, utilizing her expertise in teaching, counseling, and administration. Mrs. Gibson is a member of the Purdue Alumni Association and the Notre Dame Alumni Association. She has held local and state offices for Delta Kappa Gamma (International Education Honorary Society). She has been selected for local and state offices for Kappa Kappa Kappa (Indiana charitable sorority). Even following her retirement in 1992, Becky continued her love for teaching by volunteer tutoring at a nearby elementary school wherever she resided in Florida and Indiana. Other enjoyments were reading, walking, puzzle games, tending her flowers, and watching the birds at her backyard feeders. Becky especially enjoyed keeping close contact with her family and friends, especially her former colleagues and students at Mishawaka High School. She was a sports fan of Indiana, Notre Dame, Purdue, the Chicago Cubs, and Indianapolis Colts. Cremation has taken place. A "Thanks for the Memories" celebration will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to Kappa Kappa Kappa State Scholarship Endowment Fund, Indianapolis, IN. Stemm-Lawson-Peterson Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.