Born in Miami, Fla. on July 22, 1954, to the late Blanca Rosa Jiron and George F. Bode, Sr. He graduated from Coral Park High in Miami and became a lineman at Florida, Power & Light, later moving to Washington state where he worked as a lineman for many years in Pierce County. He was a hard worker, good friend and gourmand as well as a lover of muscle cars and guns. He is survived by his sisters, Juliane Bishop O’Neal, Tennessee, and Michele Mc-Neill, Virginia, and several nieces and nephews.
