03/18/2020 10:54:00 AMObituaryJohnRiversRoden'50AlumniobituaryAlumni JOHN RIVERS RODEN (’50), Bedford. In 1943, he joined the Navy and served in WWII. An industrial arts major, he worked as a pneumatic temperature control pipefitter and belonged to the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union No. 146. He was part of the Hurst Amateur Radio Club and was an avid fisherman. He and his wife traveled across the U.S. in their RV.