Dr. Robert Francis Bode, Jr., 75, passed Tuesday, October 8, 2019 in Arlington. Service: Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 10:00 a.m. at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2100 N. Davis Drive, Arlington, Texas 76012. Visitation: will be prior to the service at the church at 9:00 a.m. Interment: will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75211. Robert was born on September 29, 1944 in San Diego, California to Robert Francis and Harriet (McGraw) Bode. He served in the U.S. Army and earned his medical degree at Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. He married Gisele Bermudez in Washington D.C. on February 27, 1971 and together they raised two sons and a daughter. Robert and Gisele moved to Grand Prairie in 1978 and he practiced medicine as a cardiologist in Arlington and Grand Prairie. Robert and his family attended Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Arlington. Bob was an active man and enjoyed building on his many interests during his retirement, especially raising and training his bird dogs, as an avid sportsman and nature lover. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to ‘Catholic Charities USA” or the veterans charity of your choice. Bob was preceded in death by his parents and a sister-in-law, Diana B. Burger. Survivors include his loving wife of 48 years, Gisele (Bermudez) Bode; daughter, Christina (Bode) McLaughlin and husband, Robert David McLaughlin; sons, Robert Francis Bode III and Andrew Michael Bode and wife, Natalie (Snyder) Bode; brothers, John Bode and Peter Bode; sisters Catherine (Bode) Friederich and husband Blair Friederich, Terri (Bode) Birkhauser and husband, David Birkhauser, Marcia (Bode) Pierson and husband, Stephen Pierson, MD; grandchildren, Michael David McLaughlin, Kyle Bode McLaughlin and June Elizabeth Bode; and brother-in-law, Michael Bermudez.
