Deborah Ann Leach Hodge, or Deb, as friends called her, left this earth plane to join her Father Richard Daniel Leach, Mother Raye William Leach & Baby Sister Annie Leach on Thursday April 8th at 11:59pm. She was held tightly by her children Brittany Rae Leach, David Bruce Hodge Jr., Madyson June Hodge, and Husband of 28 years David Bruce Hodge as she took her very last breaths at home in San Diego, Ca.
Our Mother was a force of nature and nurture. She left school after studying Child Development to start a 37 year career in Childcare, at one point running her own Daycare Center while living in Temecula, Ca. She expressed and spread kindness and joy by utilizing her tremendous talents to create and share extraordinary gifts with people all over the world. She loved teaching and learning from others, always trying to perfect her artistry. Her creations even made their way onto the cover and inside of several Luxury Magazines. Her favorite things to make were always extra tiny, and always for babies. Oh, how our Mother loved babies. She loved allll the babies. She was as gentle as a softly falling leaf, and yet, there was a fight in her that could rage like wildfire. The twinkle in her big blue eyes when she was ignited & smiling is something we will never forget.
Mom tried her best to battle cancer when it approached. And kicked it’s ASS the first time around. We were all so proud, and so hopeful. However its recurrence years later slowly tempered her fire & she leaned into thoughts of seeing her parents again & leaving the pain that had advanced behind. So on the hour of a new day she handed her embers to those of us still on earth. Deb is survived by her children Brittany, Davey & Madyson, and her Husband Dave as well as her Brother David Leach, Sisters Robin Lakin, Kathleen Leach, Patricia Leach, and Barbara Leach. Her ashes will be spread over the Pacific Ocean Coastline where much of her soul has always lived."
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.goodbodymortuary.com for the LEACH-HODGE family.
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