Eugene D. Vodev, 95, of Lehigh Acres, Fla., went to be with the Lord on Friday.

He was born Jan. 31, 1916, in Sofia, Bulgaria. He came to the U.S. in 1936 as a student to Denison University, Granville, Ohio, and graduated from there in 1938. He went on to graduate from Columbia University in New York in 1940.

He has been CEO of numerous hospitals in Pennsylvania. He served as a former instructor at the School of Hospital Administration, University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health and also was an adjunct professor of health administration at Slippery Rock College, now Slippery Rock University.

He became a surveyor for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals in Chicago, Ill., from 1978 to 1983, when he retired and moved to Lehigh Acres with his wife, Estelle.

After moving to Lehigh Acres, he was very active. He was on an advisory committee that helped build HealthPark in Fort Myers, Fla., was former vice chairman and president of the Lehigh Library Board, vice president of Lehigh Community Services and senator in the lobby group for senior citizens, the Silver Haired Legislatures.

Eugene is survived by his wife, Estelle Vodev; a daughter, Hazel Robinson and son-in-law, Donald Robinson, of Setauket, Long Island, N.Y.; a daughter, Genie Schwartz of West Haven, Conn.; a daughter, Michelle Vodev of Orlando, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Emily Shedio and stepson-in-law, Mitchell Shedio, of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; five grandchildren and step-grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren and step-great grandchildren.

<B>VODEV </B>— A memorial service for Eugene D. Vodev, who died Friday, March 4, 2011, will be April 19 at 11 a.m. at the <B>Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home</B>, Fort Myers, Fla., 239-334-4880.