Madeline Andrews - Hodge

On April 8th 2012 Madeline Andrews-Hodge departed this life to be with her Heavenly Father after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her brother John Vincent Andrews and her niece Michelle Andrews. She leaves behind her beloved cherished memories and to celebrate her life; mother Geraldine S. Andrews; father Edward James Andrews Sr.; brother Edward James Andrews Jr. and wife Betty Andrews; sister Bonnie Andrews - Valentine and husband Duane Shipp; niece Brandi Andrews; nephews, Shane and Jonathan Valentine, Will Saunders, Brian & Keith Shipp; 7 great nieces; 3 great nephews; and a host of family and friends.
Madeline graduated from Harrison Central High School in 1975 and grew up in Gulfport, MS. Shortly after graduating she became a Staff instructor for Barbizon School of Modeling in New Orleans, LA and a spokesperson for Glass Motors. In 1983 she moved to Miami, Florida and began a modeling career which she was a principal and extra in over 350 local, national and international commercials, film and television productions for Miami Vice, Crystal Lite, Clairol and Toyota. She was also a principal in the George Michael Video for WHAM in Careless Whisper and Miami Vice.
Madeline has been a Production Coordinator for Renaissance Cruises and a Director of Sales for SeaQuest Cruises. In 1999 she became owner of Model Millennium Inc. and has been working with models of all types for print, tv, and the Miami Boat shows.
A visitation for family and friends will be held Thursday, April 12, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport, MS. Pastor John Wilson, of Real Life Christian Church, in Clermont, Florida, where Madeline was a member, will hold a service in the funeral home chapel at 1:00 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012. Burial will follow at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that friends and family in the Ft. Lauderdale/Miami area, please make donations to Calvary Chapel, 2401 West Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL , 33309, (954) 977-9673.
Calvary Chapel is having a memorial service in Madeline's memory on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at 11:30 AM.
Tributes may be shared with the family at www.riemannfamily.com.