Robert E. Rodes, Jr., 87, of South Bend passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014
in Memorial Hospital. Professor Rodes was born on May 29, 1927 in New York, N.Y.
to Robert E. Rodes and Marjorie (Reid) Rodes. He attended Trinity School in New
York City, graduating in 1944. He earned his A.B. from Brown University in
1947. After serving as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy from 1947 to 1949, he
attended Harvard Law School, graduating magna cum laude and earning his LL.B in
1952. He worked in the Legal Department at Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. from
1952 until 1954. He then taught law at Rutgers University until 1956, when he
joined the Notre Dame Law faculty.
He remained at Notre Dame for 58 years, retiring earlier this year as the Paul
J. Schierl Professor of Legal Ethics. During his time there, Professor Rodes
taught and wrote in the areas of jurisprudence, law and theology, ethics, legal
history, public welfare law, administrative law, corporation law, and civil
procedure. He is the author of numerous books and articles, and the recipient
of several awards and honors for his work, including the Notre Dame Faculty
Award for teaching and service and the Reinhold Neibuhr Award for social
justice.
Professor Rodes was known for his sharp intellect and his extraordinary memory,
but even more for his humility, warmth, and compassion. He was a mentor and
model for generations of students and colleagues alike.
On August 29, 1953, in Belmont, Massachusetts, he married Jeanne Emily Cronin,
who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Anne (Robert) Colee of Flowery
Branch, Ga. and Mary (Michael) Dell of Oak Lawn, Ill.; five sons, Robert (Tammi)
Rodes of Manchester, Tenn., John Rodes of Chicago, Ill., David (Jane) Rodes of
Pittsburgh, Pa., Peter (Susan) Rodes of Seattle, Wash., and Paul (Shari) Rodes
of Bloomington, Ind.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 3:30 pm, Monday, December 1, 2014 in
the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Burial will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
A visitation will be held from 12 pm to 2:30 pm the same day in the Kaniewski
Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive. There will be a reception beginning at 5 pm
in the Morris Inn. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Notre Dame Law
School's Loan Repayment Assistance Program. To send online condolences, please
visit www.kaniewski.com .
in Memorial Hospital. Professor Rodes was born on May 29, 1927 in New York, N.Y.
to Robert E. Rodes and Marjorie (Reid) Rodes. He attended Trinity School in New
York City, graduating in 1944. He earned his A.B. from Brown University in
1947. After serving as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy from 1947 to 1949, he
attended Harvard Law School, graduating magna cum laude and earning his LL.B in
1952. He worked in the Legal Department at Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. from
1952 until 1954. He then taught law at Rutgers University until 1956, when he
joined the Notre Dame Law faculty.
He remained at Notre Dame for 58 years, retiring earlier this year as the Paul
J. Schierl Professor of Legal Ethics. During his time there, Professor Rodes
taught and wrote in the areas of jurisprudence, law and theology, ethics, legal
history, public welfare law, administrative law, corporation law, and civil
procedure. He is the author of numerous books and articles, and the recipient
of several awards and honors for his work, including the Notre Dame Faculty
Award for teaching and service and the Reinhold Neibuhr Award for social
justice.
Professor Rodes was known for his sharp intellect and his extraordinary memory,
but even more for his humility, warmth, and compassion. He was a mentor and
model for generations of students and colleagues alike.
On August 29, 1953, in Belmont, Massachusetts, he married Jeanne Emily Cronin,
who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Anne (Robert) Colee of Flowery
Branch, Ga. and Mary (Michael) Dell of Oak Lawn, Ill.; five sons, Robert (Tammi)
Rodes of Manchester, Tenn., John Rodes of Chicago, Ill., David (Jane) Rodes of
Pittsburgh, Pa., Peter (Susan) Rodes of Seattle, Wash., and Paul (Shari) Rodes
of Bloomington, Ind.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 3:30 pm, Monday, December 1, 2014 in
the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Burial will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
A visitation will be held from 12 pm to 2:30 pm the same day in the Kaniewski
Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive. There will be a reception beginning at 5 pm
in the Morris Inn. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Notre Dame Law
School's Loan Repayment Assistance Program. To send online condolences, please
visit www.kaniewski.com .
Robert E. Rodes, Jr., 87, of South Bend passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014
in Memorial Hospital. Professor Rodes was born on May 29, 1927 in New York, N.Y.
to Robert E. Rodes and Marjorie (Reid) Rodes. He attended Trinity School in New
York City, graduating in 1944. He earned his A.B. from Brown University in
1947. After serving as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy from 1947 to 1949, he
attended Harvard Law School, graduating magna cum laude and earning his LL.B in
1952. He worked in the Legal Department at Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. from
1952 until 1954. He then taught law at Rutgers University until 1956, when he
joined the Notre Dame Law faculty.
He remained at Notre Dame for 58 years, retiring earlier this year as the Paul
J. Schierl Professor of Legal Ethics. During his time there, Professor Rodes
taught and wrote in the areas of jurisprudence, law and theology, ethics, legal
history, public welfare law, administrative law, corporation law, and civil
procedure. He is the author of numerous books and articles, and the recipient
of several awards and honors for his work, including the Notre Dame Faculty
Award for teaching and service and the Reinhold Neibuhr Award for social
justice.
Professor Rodes was known for his sharp intellect and his extraordinary memory,
but even more for his humility, warmth, and compassion. He was a mentor and
model for generations of students and colleagues alike.
On August 29, 1953, in Belmont, Massachusetts, he married Jeanne Emily Cronin,
who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Anne (Robert) Colee of Flowery
Branch, Ga. and Mary (Michael) Dell of Oak Lawn, Ill.; five sons, Robert (Tammi)
Rodes of Manchester, Tenn., John Rodes of Chicago, Ill., David (Jane) Rodes of
Pittsburgh, Pa., Peter (Susan) Rodes of Seattle, Wash., and Paul (Shari) Rodes
of Bloomington, Ind.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 3:30 pm, Monday, December 1, 2014 in
the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Burial will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
A visitation will be held from 12 pm to 2:30 pm the same day in the Kaniewski
Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive. There will be a reception beginning at 5 pm
in the Morris Inn. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Notre Dame Law
School's Loan Repayment Assistance Program. To send online condolences, please
visit www.kaniewski.com .
in Memorial Hospital. Professor Rodes was born on May 29, 1927 in New York, N.Y.
to Robert E. Rodes and Marjorie (Reid) Rodes. He attended Trinity School in New
York City, graduating in 1944. He earned his A.B. from Brown University in
1947. After serving as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy from 1947 to 1949, he
attended Harvard Law School, graduating magna cum laude and earning his LL.B in
1952. He worked in the Legal Department at Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. from
1952 until 1954. He then taught law at Rutgers University until 1956, when he
joined the Notre Dame Law faculty.
He remained at Notre Dame for 58 years, retiring earlier this year as the Paul
J. Schierl Professor of Legal Ethics. During his time there, Professor Rodes
taught and wrote in the areas of jurisprudence, law and theology, ethics, legal
history, public welfare law, administrative law, corporation law, and civil
procedure. He is the author of numerous books and articles, and the recipient
of several awards and honors for his work, including the Notre Dame Faculty
Award for teaching and service and the Reinhold Neibuhr Award for social
justice.
Professor Rodes was known for his sharp intellect and his extraordinary memory,
but even more for his humility, warmth, and compassion. He was a mentor and
model for generations of students and colleagues alike.
On August 29, 1953, in Belmont, Massachusetts, he married Jeanne Emily Cronin,
who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Anne (Robert) Colee of Flowery
Branch, Ga. and Mary (Michael) Dell of Oak Lawn, Ill.; five sons, Robert (Tammi)
Rodes of Manchester, Tenn., John Rodes of Chicago, Ill., David (Jane) Rodes of
Pittsburgh, Pa., Peter (Susan) Rodes of Seattle, Wash., and Paul (Shari) Rodes
of Bloomington, Ind.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 3:30 pm, Monday, December 1, 2014 in
the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Burial will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
A visitation will be held from 12 pm to 2:30 pm the same day in the Kaniewski
Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive. There will be a reception beginning at 5 pm
in the Morris Inn. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Notre Dame Law
School's Loan Repayment Assistance Program. To send online condolences, please
visit www.kaniewski.com .
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