He was 87.
Born in Liverpool, England, on March 24, 1937, Hodgkinson was posted to Aberdeen, Scotland, for his nationwide service with the Royal Air Energy when he met the Henderson family.
The Hendersons owned a jewelry retailer and offered him a job of their retailer, beneath one state of affairs—he grew to grow to be a gemologist.
Two years later he did, incomes his Fellow of the Gemmological Affiliation distinction (gemology diploma) from the Gemmological Affiliation of Good Britain (Gem-A).
Together with gemology, Scotland launched Hodgkinson the alternative good love of his life, his partner, Charlotte.
Over the course of his larger than 50-year-long occupation, Hodgkinson has lectured about gemology worldwide, held positions at fairly a number of gemological organizations, and gained various awards.
Chief amongst these are being named honorary president of the Scottish Gemmological Affiliation (SGA) and an honorary member of the Canadian Gemmological Affiliation (CGA), along with being granted honorary lifetime membership inside the following organizations: Gem-A, SGA, the Accredited Gemologists Affiliation, and the American Gem Commerce Affiliation.
Hodgkinson was the first winner of AGA’s Antonio C. Bonanno Award for Excellence in Gemology in 2000 and purchased CGA’s inaugural Diamond Award.
Alongside the easiest way, his pal and fellow gemologist Eric Bruton impressed Hodgkinson to jot down down a e-book, and he did.
Following 40 years of writing and evaluation, his daughter Valerie Hodgkinson printed “Gem Testing Strategies” in 2015.
The e-book is presently in its third printing by the Hodgkinson family, although further copies gained’t be obtainable until later this 12 months or early subsequent, in accordance with the Gem Testing web page.
Hodgkinson will seemingly be remembered by his speedy family and wider gemological family for being type, affected individual, and generous, and for wanting to make the look at of gemology moderately priced for all.
He devoted his working life to bringing gemology to a wider viewers, notably the youthful period, and producing curiosity inside the place gems have carried out, and proceed to play, all by way of historic previous, his family acknowledged.
His plea was, “If gemology does definitely fill you with wonderment, I would ask a favor: that you just in flip share your experience with others, from amongst whom will come tomorrow’s gemologists, and thus help protect open a window that helps reveal in its private small method, the good universe we inhabit.”
Hodgkinson is survived by his partner of 60 years, Charlotte; daughters Valerie and Avril; brother Colin; and niece and nephew, Claire and Phillip Hodgkinson.
Suppliers are scheduled for noon on Oct. 29 at Clyde Coast & Garnock Valley Crematorium in Scotland.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ayrshire Hospice.