George Thomas Rodman's Obituary
George Thomas Rodman was embraced by his Lord in the early hours of January 2, 2009, in Covington, LA. His beautiful life was ended by Alzheimer’s Disease.
Mr. Rodman was born August 13, 1927 in Escanaba, Michigan. In the course of his over 50-year career in the broadcast industry, Mr. Rodman was based in Chicago, San Francisco, New York City and Carmel, CA. He was director of creative services first for ABC-TV owned televisions stations and later for the CBS-TV owned stations division. In 1974 he formed his own company – George Rodman & Associates – the television industry’s first promotion agency and consulting service, which he operated until 2002. Through his years with the networks and with his own firm, Mr. Rodman assisted more than 70 television stations – in the US, South America, and Asia -- in the improvement of their brand identities and marketing and promotion efforts. Mr. Rodman also served as President of PROMAX International, a broadcast industry professional organization.
Mr. Rodman was President of The National Association for The Visually Handicapped for many years, and served on the boards of the Cultural Council of Monterey County and the Friends of the Monterey City Library.
A devoted Catholic, lay Carmelite and profoundly spiritual man, his gentlemanliness and kindness were his hallmarks.
He is survived by the love of his life and his wife of 55 years, Janis Marie Bergman Rodman; his devoted children, Mark Lency Rodman, Sally Margot Rodman Tipton and Vera Kristin Rodman Houston; his grandsons George Baker Rodman and James Baker Rodman; his step-granddaughter Jennifer Leigh Tipton, as well as his dear friend and son-in-law Richard “Tippy” Tipton. His sister, Frances Rodman Kidd of Escanaba, Michigan, also survives him.
A memorial mass will be held at St. Anselm’s Catholic Church, 306 St. Mary Street in Madisonville, LA, at 10am on Friday, January 9, 2009, immediately followed by a reception at Christwood Retirement Community, 100 Christwood Blvd., Covington, LA.
Donations in Mr. Rodman’s name can be made to The Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org.
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