Eugene D. Vodev
Eugene D. Vodev, 95, of Lehigh Acres, FL went to be with the Lord on March 4, 2011.
He was born on January 31, 1916 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He came to the U.S. in 1936 as a student to Denison University, Granville, Ohio and graduated from Denison University in 1938. He went on to graduate from Columbia University in New York in 1940. He has been CEO of numerous hospitals in Pennsylvania. He served as a former instructor at the School of Hospital Administration, University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health and was also an adjunct professor of Health Administration at Slippery Rock College, Slippery Rock, PA. He became a surveyor for The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals out of Chicago, IL from 1978-1983, when he retired and moved to Lehigh Acres, Florida with his wife Estel. After moving to Lehigh Acres he was very active, he was on an advisory committee that helped build HealthPark in Fort Myers. A former Vice Chairman and President of Lehigh Library Board, Vice-President of Lehigh Community Services and Senator in the Lobby group for senior citizens “Silver Haired Legislatures”.
Eugene is survived by his wife, Estel Vodev; daughter, Hazel Robinson and son-in-law, Donald Robinson of Setauket, Long Island, NY; daughter, Genie Schwartz of West Haven, CT.; daughter, Michelle Vodev of Orlando, FL; step-daughter, Emily Shedio and step-son-in-law, Mitchell Shedio of Lehigh Acres, FL; also five grandchildren and step-grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at 11 a.m. in the LEE MEMORIAL PARK FUNERAL HOME, Fort Myers, Florida, (239)334-4880.