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Gerrit Bodt 1917 - 2011

Gerrit Bodt of Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California was born on September 3, 1917 at Home in Velp, Gelderland, Rheden County, GE The Netherlands to Albert Bodt and Aaltje Groeneveld. He married Adriana Clasina Van Der Elst, and had children Albert Bodt and Patricia Olga Janette Bodt Goetter. Gerrit Bodt died at age 93 years old on January 22, 2011 at Aryata Elderly Care in Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California United States, and was buried at cremated.

Gerrit Bodt
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Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California 93536
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September 3, 1917
Home in Velp, Gelderland, Rheden County, GE, The Netherlands
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January 22, 2011
Aryata Elderly Care in Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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  • Introduction

    Dad was the first child of my paternal grandparents, Albert Bodt and Aaltje Groeneveldt Bodt. He survived World War II in Holland during the German occupation, and was active in the Dutch Resistance. He met his future wife, my mother in 1943 and they were we on October 24, 1945. He was a loving father and husband. He worked for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines until 1956 when we immigrated to the U.S. He had come to the U.S. as a technical representative for KLM for the purchase of Lockheed Constellation aircraft. He decided to emigrate to the U.S. when her returned to the Netherlands. We arrived in New York 2 years later and took a train to California where he worked in aerospace, eventually ending up at CalTech/JPL in Pasadena. He retired after I graduated medical school and lived another 28 years, during which he enjoyed his grandchildren, traveling to Europe on several occasions and his favorite pastime, reading his books. My mother, Jeanne, developed a blood dyscrasia at age 77 for which she was medicated. She had a stroke in 2001, which limited her mobility and affected her speech slightly. In 2006, Dad fell and broke his hip. He became significantly demented overnight and remained so for the rest of his life. This was a stress on my mother. His dementia became worse as time went on and toward the end of his life he had difficulty remembering our names. Mom had another stroke in early February of 2010, progressing over a period of three weeks. She passed away at age 88 on Feb 27, 2010. Dad was so demented that he barely recognized what had happened. He developed pneumomia at age 93 years and four months and passed away on January 22, 2011, eleven months after Mom. We miss them both terribly, but it was their time to go.
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    1917

    Birthday

    September 3, 1917
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    Home in Velp, Gelderland, Rheden County, GE The Netherlands
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    caucasian

  • Nationality & Locations

    Netherlands-U.S. (naturalized 1966)

  • Early Life & Education

    Technical Institute, Netherlands

  • Religious Beliefs

    New Apostolic

  • Military Service

    Dutch Underground, WWll

  • Professional Career

    Electronics Technician
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    2011

    Death

    January 22, 2011
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    aspiration pneumonia, dementia, failure to thrive.
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    Aryata Elderly Care in Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California United States
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    He survived his wife of 65 years by eleven months. We miss him and Mom terribly
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In 1917, in the year that Gerrit Bodt was born, the NHL (National Hockey League) was established as a response to the demise of the National Hockey Association (NHA). The first superstar of the League was "Phantom" Joe Malone of the Montreal Canadiens, a leading scorer with records that still stand. The Canadiens won the NHL championship over the Senators.
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In 1924, at the age of merely 7 years old, Gerrit was alive when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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Bodt, Richard (Aug 31, 1946 - May 5, 2004) Bodt, Norval (Sep 20, 1917 - Jun 1981) Bodt, Dorothy (Apr 21, 1916 - Oct 1, 1999) Bodt, Maye (Mar 18, 1891 - Nov 1981) Bodt, Emylon (Oct 28, 1921 - Jun 22, 2006) Bodt, John (Nov 28, 1890 - May 1972) Bodt, Vincent (Feb 15, 1948 - Feb 24, 2012) Bodt, Albert Bodt, Albert
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