Peter Lindh Bodycombe Obituary

Peter Lindh Bodycombe attended Huron High School in Ann Arbor, MI. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Peter Lindh Bodycombe.

Graduation Year	Class of 1974
Date of Passing	Sep 22, 2012
About	Peter Lindh Bodycombe, of Coddington Rd., Willseyville, passed away from cancer on September 22, 2012, at the age of 56. Born April 17, 1956, in Ann Arbor, MI, Peter was the 2nd of 3 sons of Richard and Karin Lindh Bodycombe, who survive him. A graduate of Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Peter loved nature and art, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Michigan State University in Lansing, MI. He designed and oversaw projects in Michigan, Washington D.C., and Florida before settling in New York to marry Diane Stone. For the past 12 years, he was employed as a landscape designer with Cayuga Landscape in Lansing, where his designs reflected his creativity and love of plants. In addition to his daily work, Peter was passionate about professional development for young designers and collaborated with the NYS Nursery & Landscape Association to develop their nurseryman and professional landscape certificate program for his local district. Beyond landscaping, he was a kind and generous person who brightened others’ days with his smile and optimism. In the winter he volunteered at the Caroline Food Pantry, supported many environmental and social justice causes, and, together with his wife, was a member of the Brooktondale Farmers’ Market. Peter was devoted to his dogs Clyde and Jasmine. Known to his childhood friends as `Bod’, Peter had a streak of mischief and warmth that made it easy to love him. He cared so much for the people around him, and his many close friends are heartbroken by his early passing. In addition to his parents and wife, Peter is survived by his step-daughter, Melissa McClure (Ruud Visser) of MI; his elder brother, Brian (Lori) Bodycombe, and their daughter Brooke Souder (Mark) of MI; his younger brother Chris (Laura) Bodycombe, their son, and Peter’s godson, Jonathan of MO; a brother-in-law, Wayne (Cindy) Stone, and their daughters, Nicole and Lindsay of IN. Peter is also survived by numerous cousins and many friends.