Former HBU president Doug Hodo remembered as friend of SBTC

BOERNE  Former Houston Baptist University President Edward D. (Doug) Hodo Sr. passed away Oct. 10 after a brief battle with cancer. He was 81.

Hodo served as HBU president from 1987 until his retirement in 2006, when he was named president emeritus.

Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Executive Director Jim Richards considered Hodo as a “true friend to the SBTC.”

“Doug Hodo was the consummate Christian gentleman,” Richards said after hearing of Hodo’s passing. “He was courageous in his convictions while being kind to all. His leadership enabled Houston Baptist University to establish a ministry relationship with the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. We will all miss his gracious presence until we see him again at Jesus’ feet.”

Born Nov 11, 1934 in Armory, Miss., Hodo served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956 and went on to graduate from the University of Mississippi in 1958 with a bachelor’s in business administration. He continued his studies at the school, earning both a Master of Education in Personnel Guidance and a Master of Science in Banking and Finance in 1965 and a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics and Finance in 1968.

He taught economics at Nicholls State University and Middle Tennessee State University before becoming dean of the College of Business at the University of Texas at San Antonio from 1972 to 1987.

Hodo was a faithful church member, serving as a deacon and a Bible study teacher for 60 years at Castle Hills Baptist Church in San Antonio, Second Baptist Church in Houston, and First Baptist Church in Boerne.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Sadie Branch Hodo; his children, Allison Hodo Clements of Floresville, Texas, Edward Douglas (Doug) Hodo Jr. of Boerne, and Patrick Gunter Hodo of Boerne; and 10 grandchildren.

A visitation service will be at Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home in Boerne, Texas, on Wed., Oct. 12, from 5-7 p.m. The funeral service will be held Thur., Oct. 13, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Boerne. To leave condolences for the family, please visit www.ebensberger-fisher.com and select the “Obituaries” tab.