In memory of

Mary Joan Hodges

Davenport, CA

December 8, 1948 - March 23, 2023

Dec 8, 1948 - Mar 23, 2023

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In memory of

Mary Joan Hodges

Passed

March 23, 2023
Born

December 8, 1948
Resided

Davenport, CA

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Do not stand
By my ashes, and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep--

I am the ocean's steady roar,
I am the polished stones on shore.

I am the thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints in snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle, autumn rain.
As you awake with morning's hush,
I am the swift, up-flinging rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the day transcending night.

Do not stand
By my ashes, and cry--
I am not there,
I am free to fly.

And to your heart, when asked, I will come to you then.

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A note from her son:

It is difficult to look past the end of one’s life and see their beginning and middle; to see the paths they took and the lives they lived before that moment that they stopped. Mary’s life was decidedly more difficult than some. Her trajectory, the way she moved through this world, was without reservation. She looked and leapt in one fluid motion with what appeared to be complete certainty. She …

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