Staff Writer
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The Skyline Hills Library was the site of a “Celebration of Life” for the late
Henry Hodge who passed away on July 9, 2019. Mr. Hodge was born in St. Louis, Missouri in November of 1929. In 1947 he got involved with the Civil Rights movement through the St. Louis chapter of the Congress for Racial Equality (C.O.R.E.). He later served in the Marines; attended Pepperdine University on the G.I. Bill he earned a Bachelors of Social Work; later at UCLA he earned a Master’s Degree in Psychology and then enrolled at
The Southwest School of Law, from which he graduated with a Law Degree.
Mr. Hodge made his life and work career in San Diego. He served as President of the Board of the San Diego chapter of Planned Parenthood in the 1970s. And in 1994, he retired as an administrator from the County of San Diego. Although he never married, he was adopted into the Walter “Wally” Porter family as an uncle and remained there the rest of his life.
Over 50 friends and neighbors came out for the memorial service celebrating his life. Yvette Porter-Moore, who cared for him until his death, as a niece gave his eulogy and there were moments of reflection from those present. He will truly be missed.
