M. Geoffrey Jodry

MAYNARD- Maurice (Geoffrey) Jodry passed away suddenly on July 29, 2010 at the age of 50. He was the husband of Laura Lyn (Aho) Jodry and the father of Dylan Scott Jodry.
He was born in Dayton, OH on December 26, 1959. His mother, Ruth Anne "Mimi" (Hays) Jodry preceded him in death. His father, Charles (Larry) Jodry, resides in Chelmsford.
Geoff graduated from Chelmsford High School in 1977. He was a member of the National Honor Society. He played the clarinet in the Chelmsford High School Band. He graduated from UMASS-Amherst in 1981, with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics. He did graduate work for one year at Babson College, toward a Masters in Business Administration.
He was an avid baseball, football, and basketball fan. In addition, he enjoyed NASCAR and Indy Car Racing. He was interested in naval ships and had a large collection of books concerning all types of ocean vessels. He was also interested in aircraft and had visited the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton several times.
His musical interests included Celtic and Rock and Roll. He was the lead singer for the band "Tall Paul" and composed many of their songs. He kept up with the music scene and was involved with several other bands over the years. He also had a flair for writing poetry.
He had been employed in the Human Resources area since graduation from UMASS. His career included Wang Labs, Stratus Computer, Analogic, and Straumann.
In addition to his wife and son, he leaves his brother Greg and his wife Chris, as well as his nephews Zack, Troy, and Kyle who all reside in Cupertino, CA. His mother-in-law, Linda E. Scott lives in Stow, MA. His father-in-law Richard W. Aho resides in Hebron, NH.
A Memorial Visitation will be held on Saturday August 7 from 2:00-5:00 pm at the BLAKE FUNERAL HOME. 24 Worthen St., CHELMSFORD. Interment in Bells Run Cemetery, Mowrystown, OH. Laura requests that friends and family bring or send a written memory of Geoff to be compiled into a memory book as a keepsake for their son, Dylan. Information on where to send them will be available at the visitation. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in Geoff's memory may be made to Dylan Jodry, C/O Avidia Bank, 42 Main St., Hudson, MA 01749 to benefit his education.