June 16. 8Y2 years after suffering a stroke that kept him hospitalized since 1964. My sympathy goes to his family. who I am sure take great comfort in the goals he accomplished during his life. The son of Swiss immigrants. Charles Hodel was born in New Philadelphia. Ohio. more than 84 years ago. His was a farm family. far from wealthy. In that kind of childhood. there were few material things. Yet. his immigrant ancestry and his closetotheearth upbringing instilled in him a pioneer spirit and a belief in the American way of life that contributed much more than material goods would have given to his later success. At age 13. he lost a leg as a result of a fall. Even though he later described the amputation as "the low point of my life." the accident did not deter him.
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