Terry Lee Dodd

March 25, 1948 - July 2, 2018

Terry Lee Dodd died on July 2nd at the age of 70 years old after a long battle with ALS. Terry was born March 25, 1948. He is survived by his wife, Peggy, daughter Teri Lynn (Tyler), son Brandon (Chandra), stepson Victor Ivashin (April), stepdaughter Lana Ivashin-King (Steve), and 6 grandchildren (Kaylee Dodd, Caden King, Holden Ivashin, Isabella Dodd, Liam Dodd, & Briar Rose Dodd), his mother, Ruby Dodd, and his brother Thomas Wayne (Vickie). His father Roger preceded him in death. Terry attended Benicia schools until the Benicia Arsenal was closed. The family moved to Huntsville, Alabama, and Terry attended eighth grade through high school and the first semester of college before moving back to California. His parents were born in Alabama and most of his relatives reside there. He moved back to Benicia in 1967 and attended Solano College and worked part-time jobs until he was drafted into the Army on April 3, 1968. On December 10, 1968, while serving in Vietnam, he was injured in a mortar attack and spent three months in the hospital in Japan. After returning from Japan, he spent 2 more months recuperating at home before being assigned to Fort Ord, California. Terry was discharged in January 1970 early to attend college. He received an Associate of Science degree in Business. In June 1970 Terry went to work at the Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) refinery in Rodeo, California. Terry worked at the Rodeo refinery for 33 years. He worked multiple jobs during this time and saw several name changes for the company, ultimately retiring from ConocoPhillips as Senior Buyer. Until his illness, Terry loved playing golf with his wife and traveling. He loved Mexico and Hawaii, but his greatest joy was traveling by car around the United States seeing all the beautiful scenery and stopping at every Cracker Barrel restaurant along the way. Terry did all the driving and loved doing that and having his wife sitting next to him as his lovely copilot guiding him to the next Cracker Barrel, scenic spot or finding a great place to stay that night. Terry was deeply loved and will be greatly missed. Funeral Services will be held 11:30 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, 1055 Southampton Road, Benicia. Visitation will be Sunday from 4-7 p.m. at Passalacqua Funeral Chapel, 901 West Second Street. Burial will folow at Benicia Cemetery.