Roger Thomas Hodgetts

Roger was born in 1943. He grew up in Birmingham, England with his parents William "Tom" Hodgetts, his mother Doris Hodgetts and sister Sue. He was an avid cyclist in his youth, a hobby he enjoyed throughout his life.

He met his wife Stella when they danced in a professional ballroom dancing formation team. They danced all over the U.K. and Europe, including The Royal Albert Hall and Deutschland Hall. They married in 1969 and had one daughter, Lisa.

Roger worked as a printing press operator from apprenticeship to his retirement. He enjoyed DIY home improvement projects, including making a dollhouse for his granddaughters Megan and Cailtin.

He was a kind, loving, intelligent man with a great sense of humor. He was a wonderful and supportive father who drove his daughter all over creation and moved half way across the world to support her pursuits. He was a wonderful grandparent who, along with Stella, took their grandkids to endless trips to the park and beach, and gave them cookies at 2am on sleepovers.

We will miss him enormously.

He is survived by his wife Stella, daughter Lisa, granddaughters Megan and Caitlin, dogs Biscuit and Princess, sister Sue, brother-in-law Terry, nephews Matt and Nick, and son-in-law Kevin who cared for him through 2 years of a debilitating journey through dementia with the love of a son.

To a person who was there through good and bad, thick and thin, we say goodbye to him the same way he signed every birthday card, Christmas card, anniversary card, and every other celebration that he was always there for:

Love Always

After cremation, we will bring him home to inter his ashes in the U.K. Arrangements T.B.D.