William C. Bodkin

William Clyde Bodkin (Bill) passed away at 83 years old on September 8, 2020 after a brief illness. Bill was born on January 10, 1937 in Lafayette, Indiana, the only child to William K. Bodkin and Madge Jarred Bodkin.

On November 22, 1956 he married the love of his life, Bethalee Boyer in Lafayette. They were married for 63 years.

Bill graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School followed by Purdue University where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. He then served in the US Army for 17 years. He served at Ft McLellan, AL, Force COM in France, 2 tours in Korea, Ft Gordon, GA, Fort Meade, MD and finally at Ft Hood, TX. While in the military he received the Army Commendation with 1 Oakleaf Cluster (twice), National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Armed Forces Reserve medal.

Following his army career he attended ATU in Killeen where he received a Master’s degree in Business. Bill then entered Civil Service at Fort Hood, Texas where he eventually retired as an Environmental Engineer overseeing state and federal regulations in environmental protection.

In retirement, Bill served as CFO of St Christopher Episcopal Church in Killeen and as financial manager for AWARE Central Texas. His interests included bowling, NASCAR, baseball and he was a gifted craftsman in woodworking.

Bill was a member of the American Chemical Society, VFW, NRA and supported various law enforcement agencies.

He is survived by his wife and sons Shawn Bodkin (Barbara), Jeff Bodkin (Robin), and Steve Bodkin (Kathy) and grandchildren Brett Bodkin, Ashley York (Matthew) Raven Watson (Brian), Roxanne Hale (Randall), Justin Bodkin (Jeanette), ShaeLyn Werner (Eric), and Greyson Bodkin. Bill had 17 great grandchildren (Riley ,Allonna, Dylan, Zoey, Hillary, Preston, Taylor, Tylor, Ryleigh, Blake, Skylar, Bryce, Shaylee, Ryan, Jason, Connor and Aine) and one on the way.