WHAC All-Academic Team (Samuel Bodley)
TEMPERATURE’S RISING
As youth, the Bodley brothers were nurtured by two loving parents who pushed them to follow their dreams.
Their father, Christopher Bodley, was an All-American track and field athlete at Concordia (Neb.) who later served as a Navy chaplain for 12 years. His service included Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2003, Christopher was inducted into Concordia s Athletics Hall of Fame. Their mother, Shikina Bodley, studied opera/vocal performance at Concordia and speech language pathology at Houston and Purdue University Fort Wayne.
A tight bond was formed between the brothers through backyard fishing, instrument playing and bike rides through the Pine Hills neighborhood.