Obituary

Bradley Hodges
(December 5, 1957 - January 16, 2019)

BRADLEY HODGES, 61, passed away peacefully at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, W.Va., on January 16, 2019. Brad is survived by his husband, Joseph Regnier of Huntington, W.Va.; his parents, Alfred and Colleen Hodges of Rochester, Minn.; brothers, Michael (Katie) of Chanhassen, Minn., and David (Sherry) of Ave Maria, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews. Brad was born in Waukeegan, Ill., December 5, 1957. He attended St. John's College, Saint Cloud, Minn. He lived in Chicago for a number of years while operating a food service kiosk. Brad then worked as a rehabilitation specialist at the University of Wisconsin, Stout, Wis., for several years. Following that, Brad was a Technology Accessibility Specialist at the National Federation of the Blind in Baltimore, Md. Brad and Joe moved to Huntington when he became a writer for Access World online magazine for the American Foundation for the Blind. Most recently he freelanced, providing accessibility training to the visually impaired, and was under contract to provide services to veterans for the Veterans Administration of West Virginia. For many years he served on various FCC committees concerning web, internet and cellphone accessibility for the visually impaired. At Brad's request, there will be no services. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions can be made to the National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia, 833 Chappell Road, Charleston, WV 25304.