Birth date: Dec 16, 1964 Death date: Nov 3, 2021
Lance Darin Hodges, 56, Of Clearwater, Florida, passed Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Lance served as Captain for The University of Florida baseball team during the 1980's. His passion was sports. He was an avid Florida Gators fan. Read Obituary
I did not know Lance as well as my older brother Bret. But every time I saw him at our house he was super nice to me and all my friends. We all looked up to him. Being the younger brother I really enjoyed watching Bret, Lance, Jay Mclauchlin, and John Ramos play baseball. I even got to see Lance play at Florida once. He was quite the hitter! My condolences to the Hodges family. And I pray that Bret and Lance are reunited in heaven. Russ Cansler
Lance was my stepdad, & he filled the role with me that every father/father figure was meant to fill. He gave me so much, & I will forever be grateful that I had him! Lance was a good man, with a good heart & soul. He endeavored to be his best for those that he loved, especially my mom & I. I am his legacy, & I endeavor to do right by him & be my best at my own life as he did for me!
Both of my dads are together now, & I hope they know I loved them both & I know they loved me too!
Rest in peace, Hodge!
Lance is my brother in law. He’s always been a great guy, larger than life. I am so sad he’s been taken away from us way too soon. We shared a passion for the Gators-good or bad lol. Rest In Peace, Lance.
You don't get to choose your husband's family, I was blessed to have a warm, hilarious Brother-in-Law, Best Man, Friend, and God Father to our daughter, in Lance.
I met Kathy and Lance while dating Bob (Kathy's brother and business partner). NY Prime, Mizner Park, Delray/Atlantic Ave, we hit them all, and what fun we had! One of the best memories was when we all traveled to Las Vegas, just the four of us, for a second commitment ceremony for Kathy and Lance. It was there at Kathy and Lance's wedding, that Bob and I realized, we wanted to get married very soon in the future. Lance was Bob's Brother in Law, Best Friend, and about 6 months later, became our Best Man at our wedding.
Kathy and Lance soon after moved to Georgia, so when Lance said, Hey Bobby and Lisa, why don't you move here to Georgia? WE DID! We let them know we were pregnant and Bob asked Lance if he would be God Father. I remember being very pregnant and hearing someone at the door. I opened the door and in true Lance fashion, Lance looked at my 9-month giant pregnant belly with wide eyes and jumped back 4 feet in disbelieve with arms wide... I remember holding my belly and laughing until I couldn't breathe. He was funny on the dime, + physical comedy, perfectly blended together, effortlessly.
Lance, I will so miss the heartfelt laughter you gave us, your thumbs up-raspberry sound combo, and the "Strawberry, Strawberry", safeword you called out if things got heated - making us break into laughter at family gatherings.
You lit up the room, now you will light up the heavens... we love you, Lance.
