Memories of Margaret "Gogi" Joan Hodder

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Margaret "Gogi" Joan Hodder

Berkeley, CA, USA

April 25, 1968 - January 16, 2021

Apr 25, 1968 - Jan 16, 2021

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Lara Mendel

2013, Napa, CA, USA

Gogi at Lara's wedding

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Lara Mendel

It is with deep sadness for loss and deep gratitude for love that I share that Mosaic's/my Co-Founder, Gogi Hodder, took her final breath on Saturday night, January 16, 2021 with her community close around her.

Before you read Gogi’s obituary, I want to share her three 6-word memoirs that evolved in her last months and days: “I'm almost done with my list,” then, “Oh wait, there’s one more thing,” and finally, “In the end, it's all love.”

Gogi had the biggest, most generous heart I know. We "supported each other's madness" and had many adventures together. The biggest adventure, of course, was The Mosaic Project.

As she said in her last post, "The Mosaic Project was my answer to creating peace: bringing people together in a positive way to understand and befriend one another, work well together, and solve conflicts productively. Mosaic was my first child, my life's work."

Courage. Connection. Peace.

These are the three words Gogi chose to carry with her in this transition and to offer to her loved ones as well. We will carry them with us as our work at Mosaic becomes a living altar to her.

Love you always and forever, Gogi.

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Rebeckah Lord

Darby Hoover

Our close friend Gogi died on January 16, of cancer that swooped down out of nowhere in April and nine months later took away her last breath. It has been awful to not be able to hold her hand - but we spoke with her every few days, had many precious socially distanced visits, and she insisted on playing board games with us right up to the very end. It has been poignantly, achingly beautiful to see how so many people came together to take care of her and surround her with love, especially her beloved compound of housemates. She was the smartest person I ever knew, which is saying something. We counted on her for unofficial medical and legal advice and lots of other random knowledge. We bought a house with her, she and her then-partner Sheri officiated at our first wedding, we got together every week to watch tv and eat ice cream and talk about our lives. She has been a huge part of my life, and Laura's and my life together, for so long. I know death doesn't mean that we stop loving her, but it still sucks. I'm so sorry for all of you in the vast community of people who love her who are feeling that loss.

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