OUR HERO PASSED AWAY 34 YEARS AGO 2 DAYS SHORT OF HIS 48TH BIRTHDAY--
4/4/1972---4/4/1924.
I VISITED HIS OPEN CASKET IN BROOKLYN. HE WAS IN A MET UNIFORM-VERY
TAN AND SEEMED ASLEEP IN THAT HE APPEARED THE PICTURE OF GOOD HEALTH
WITH THOSE BIG HANDS AND AND HANDSOME FACE.
REMEMBER JOAN TODAY AND THE HODGES FAMILY AND PASS ON GIL'S QUIET MAN
WAY OF LIFE TO THE YONGER GENERATION AND YES KEEP THE QUEST GOING--WE
KNOW COOPERSTOWN NEEDS GIL HODGES
HAVE A GOOD DAY