Thomas E. Bodi

Thomas E. Bodi, age 85, of Maumee, passed away peacefully on May 3, surrounded by family, in Sandy, Utah.

Born on November 22, 1936 to Rollie and Ethel in Crane Creek, Ohio, Tom is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Joan; his son, Brad and his wife, Christine; his sister, Linda Stanley and her husband, Richard; his grandchildren, Hailee, Leyton, Preston and Kinsley; his sisters-in-law, Patricia Falke and Sandy Brooks; and numerous beloved nieces and nephews.

Tom graduated from Waite High School and The University of Toledo. He served two and a half years in the U.S. Army with the Fourth Infantry Division. After his time in the service, Tom traded his Army uniform for a police uniform and became a member of the Maumee Police Department. He was a graduate of the U.S. Department of Justice narcotics enforcement school and served as a narcotics agent with the Toledo Metro police drug unit. He also graduated from the prestigious FBI Academy and was named Policeman of the Year. Tom’s police career culminated in his role as the Chief of Police for Maumee. After serving for 23 years, he left law enforcement to become the first director of the 911 Emergency Response System in Lucas County.

“The Chief,” as everyone called him, served on numerous committees and organizations including the Rotary Club, the Exchange Club, the Police Chiefs Association and the Indian Hills Boat Club. Tom liked nothing better than boating on Lake Erie, going to Ohio State football games and having “driveway” beers with the neighbors. After retirement, Tom and Joni moved to St Petersburg, Fla. There, Tom once again put on a uniform, serving as a volunteer member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary as Flotilla Commander. Next came a move to Utah to be near his son and family, where he lived out his final years. Tom will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

You are warmly invited to attend a memorial service in his honor on Sunday, September 25 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM., with a short remembrance to be held at 4:00 p.m. at the Maison-Dardenne-Walker Funeral Home, 501 Conant St., Maumee. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Maumee Valley Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 118.