Danvers, MA.
James (Jim) Lee Hodge died peacefully on Monday, March 7th amid his family and close friends. With courage and dignity, he lived with brain cancer (glioblastoma multiforme) for more than two years. Jim was a faithful husband for 32 years to Jackie and a perfect father to his son, James, and daughter, Liz. An avid outdoorsman, Jim loved hiking and walking in the woods. He was also an artist, writer, filmmaker, media communications professional, great thinker, master craftsman and active church member. For more than 20 years, he served on the board of directors of Aboriginal Christian Training Services (ACTS), a nonprofit serving indigenous Australians. He graduated from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and spent a year in doctoral studies at the Free University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Known for his dry wit, loving heart, laid-back demeanor and faith in God, Jim lived his life with great purpose. Born on March 30, 1947, in Buffalo, New York, Jim was the son of the late Ernest and Marguerite Hodge and brother of Dale Hodge, Nancy Hodge Isaac and Phyllis Hodge. A service will be held on Saturday, March 19th at 10:00 AM at Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church, 188 Elliott Street in Danvers. Donations in honor of Jim can be made to: Mass General Hospital Development Office In memory of James L. Hodge - Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology 55 Fruit St. Boston, MA 02114 or A.C.T.S. (Aboriginal Christian Training Services) Inc. Attn: Sylvia Trefry 10 Lyman St., Beverly, MA 01915. [or donate at acts1family.org]. Arrangements are made by C.R. Lyons & Sons, Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers, MA.