Robert Dodds

Dodds, Robert Edwin 87, died peacefully at Heritage of Edina on December 17, 2011, after a brief illness. He was born on November 3, 1924, in Des Moines, Iowa. He was honorably discharged Dec 27, 1945, from the US Army after 2.5 years as a Rifleman, PFC, with the 9th Infantry Div, 60th Infantry Reg, 3rd Battalion, Company G. He was wounded twice in European Battles and received a Purple Heart medal with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1953 with a BS in Commerce. He worked in sales and management for such diverse companies as Household Finance Corp., Addor Overhead Garage Door Co., and Johnson & Johnson (Hospital Products Division); and in locales from Long Island NY, to Dallas TX, to Jekyll Island GA. But he found his niche in the 1960s working in the Midwest selling women's clothing lines. Travelling from his home in Edina in a car loaded with the current line, Bob called on large department stores and small boutiques, in large cities and in rural towns throughout his several-state territory. He finally gave up the road as he approached his 80s. Robert married Enid Elaine Reese in 1951 in Des Moines. She preceded him in death in 1994; they had no children. He was also preceded in death by his parents, Edwin C. Dodds and Fern M. Goodale Dodds; and a sister, Helen E. Dodds Dick. He is survived by nieces, Jeri Dick Ballantine of Carmel IN, Shirley Reese Convertino of Tucson AZ, Tami S. Dick of Boulder CO, and Nancy Reese Alamia of DeKalb IL; a nephew, Larry E. Dick of Huntington Beach CA; and 7 great- nieces and nephews. In honor of Bob's love for boxer dogs, memorial contributations may be made to the Minnesota Boxer Rescue, PO Box 25773, Woodbury, MN 55125, or online at http://mnboxerrescue. rescuegroups.org/. Visitation will be held at 11 AM with the service at 12 Noon on Thursday January 5, 2012, at Washburn- McReavy Funeral Home, 5000 W. 50th St., Edina. Burial will be at the Ft. Snelling National Cemetery at 2 PM on January 5. www.Washburn-McReavy.com Edina Chapel 952-920-3996

Robert Dodds

January 1, 2012

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