Former Calgary councillor Dale Hodges passes away after lengthy illness at age of 82
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Long-time former Calgary councillor Dale Hodges passed away Sunday. He was 82.
Long-time former Calgary councillor Dale Hodges passed away Sunday. He was 82.
Hodges’ family issued a statement saying that he died peacefully at Agape Hospice following a lengthy illness.
First elected in Ward 1 in 1983, Hodges served 10 terms on council before retiring in 2013 due to health concerns.
During that time, he saw Calgary host the 1988 Winter Olympics, the construction of the northwest LRT and the expansion of numerous parks and athletic facilities.
He found himself back in council chambers in 2017, when the city announced that Bowmont Park in northwest Calgary was being renamed Dale Hodges Park.
That day, Hodges received a standing ovation from council.
“It’s a surprise,” he said, afterward. “I didn’t see it coming.”
