HE WASNT A MEMBER HERE THAT I KNOW OF BUT HE WAS A STAPLE AT THE GUN SHOWS AND KNOWN BY EVERYONE .. RIP ROD

http://www.richmond.com/obituaries/article_ad1c7107-0241-513e-9243-30b6b6440089.html



HODGE, Rod Jr., 51, of N. Chesterfield and Roanoke, went to be with the Lord Monday, July 13, 2015. He was a great man of integrity; to know him was to love him. First of all, he was a loving father, husband, son and friend. Rod was the owner of Dark Sun Surplus. He is survived by his wife and best friend, Lori; his son, Dillon Jeremiah; stepchildren, Marissa and Dalton; parents, Rodney and Sandra Hodge; brothers, Chris and Kenneth (Linda); sister, Kym; nephews, Steven, Jimmy and Kyle, Kenneth and Eric; and his good friend, Daniel Carter. Family will receive friends 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Bliley's-Chippenham, 6900 Hull Street Rd., where a funeral ceremony will follow at 7 p.m. A funeral ceremony will also be held 2 p.m. Friday at Monte Vista Church of the Brethren, 25 Wades Gap Rd., Callaway, Va. 24067. Interment to follow at the church cemetery.

Rod was a good guy. Knowledgeable and pretty fair on his trades. Made many deals with him over the years. Usually had some of the best prices at the shows and most always had the new toys before many other dealers did. He will be missed at the shows for sure. Hope someone in his family continues to run the business. RIP Rod.

That is some kind of shock. I have known him for over 20 years. Any idea how he went?

WOW . Dealt with him a few times .Didn't know he was the owner .

RIP Rod

Fair, quiet, a funny sense of humor.

A straight shooter.

massive heart attack from what im told

I've dealt with him many times over the years, 20+ purchases and trades. He was always fair in all his dealings.

So young ....very sad ...a great guy to deal with!

That sucks ...Rest in peace Rod ..You will be missed brother...

I'm shocked and saddened to learn of Rod's untimely passing. I had a nice chat with him either that Sunday or possibly Saturday at the RIR gun show. He's done me a lot of solid deals over the years, I'll definitely miss him. RIP brother.

He was a damn good Father, Individual and Businessman.

The good ones seem to go too early.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

I bought my very first AK from him , crazy , RIP brother

I had numerous dealings with Rod stretching back into the 1990s at the old Hugo's shows. Was a great guy to deal with- was saddened to hear the news.

Dark sun did have great deals. Hope all is well with his family.

Wow sad news:(

Many great deals with Rod in the past. My first new AK. Prayers to his family. Rest in Peace.

Rod was a GREAT person to deal with. I started dealing with him a dozen years ago. I will MISS seeing Rod at the Dark Sun booth.

Humble guy with a good sense of humor.


Rip brother...

Cant believe Im reading this. A shame to have lost a great person whom I have made many deals with since the days of the Hugo's shows. I always looked for dark sun's booth at the shows. Even got my oldest son his first revolver from Rod. He will certainly be missed.

Dear VA Gun Trader Members: My oldest brother Rod Hodge, younger brother Chris Hodge and son Steven Thomas made up Dark Sun Surplus. Rod's sudden death robbed us of a son, father, husband, brother, uncle, friend, leader, mentor, protector, decision-maker, problem-solver, motivator and teacher. He was all about family and was honest to a fault. His motto was Do the right thing no matter who you p*ss off. And if you google "Dark Sun Surplus" you'll find out that he p*ssed people off a lot. He never used the internet so I would tell him what people were saying and he'd say "Good...the ATF will read it and know I'm obeying every law!" Even after 4 months it still has not sunken in and random moments of disbelief hit without warning. Anyway, the point of my post is that I wanted to say THANK YOU to the members of VA Gun Trader for sharing their memories of Rod. I enjoyed reading all the comments. Kym Hodge

Hey Kym,

Rod was a great guy. I knew him for well over 20 years. He was a class act and will be missed. I am very sorry for your loss.

Thank you G-Shooter...It's heart-warming and healing to hear that so many customers valued their friendship with Rod just as much as they respected his integrity as an honest and serious-minded (and sometimes grumpy!) business owner. If you or anyone else have stories or would like to express things about Rod (good, bad, indifferent - it does not matter!); or if anyone happens upon something about Rod or Dark Sun, please send me an email to the address in my profile. I am making a scrap book of Rod's life (which I know he would hate and make fun of me for doing, haha!) and I plan to print out as much as I can find. Take care! Kym

that would be nice for the lil man since he is so young and loosing his father , spoke to your dad and chris this weekend .... I like what yall are doing for his son (kym btw i'm the very tall tattooed bald headed guy , was at funeral with mike)