Larry Rudder

In Memory

 

 

 

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  I was at Karamursel from June 1959 to December 1960 on Able flight as a 292x1. Claude Proctor, a Russian Linguist, was a close friend and we stayed in touch over the years.

  After Karamursel I went to HQ, USAFSS and worked in TranSec, Transmission Security. Very boring job. Later crossed trained into Manpower Management (industrial engineering) Later went into OSI as a Special Agent. Went back to Incirlik AB, Adana Turkey from March 1968 to May 1970. Finally completed degree requirements through Bootstrap and graduated from OTS in May 1972.

  I stayed in OSI. Went back to Turkey to Sinop, Turkey in 1973-74 as Detachment Commander of OSI Det. on the Army's Intercept station there on the Black Sea. Was back to Sinop again 1976-1977. Then to Stuttgart, Germany as Detachment Commander from 1977-1981. Spent last year of active duty at McConnell AFB, KS and retired September, 1982. While in Germany, got MS in Business from Boston University.

  Went to work for Shell Oil Company in Houston TX and was with them for 16 years on the Corporate Security Staff. Now in Phoenix, AZ as Director, Security Services-The Americas.

 

Larry Lee Rudder

February 15, 1940 - April 23, 2012

Larry Lee Rudder, 72, of Sour Lake, died Monday, April 23, 2012. He was born February 15, 1940, in Qulin, Missouri, to Lennie Catherine Hall Rudder and Lester F. Rudder, and had been a resident of the Sour Lake area since 1992.

 

Larry was a proud retired United States Air Force veteran who lived life to the fullest for himself, his wife and family, friends and the Lord. He was never happier than when he was riding his Harley, gardening, loving his dogs, or singing in the church choir. Larry served in the United States Air Force for twenty-six years, including five overseas tours followed by careers with Shell Oil Company and American Express. His life was nothing short of an adventure, and most importantly a love for wife, family and friends. Larry’s wisdom, knowledge and kind smile had a positive impact on all he met. 

 

Survivors include his wife of fifty-three years, Sue Rudder of Sour Lake; son, Steven Rudder and his wife, Cindy of Katy; daughter, Susan Weatherly of Beaumont; grandchildren, Chris Rudder and his wife, Tami and Sean Rudder, all of Katy, Catherine Shute and her husband, Bobby of Orange, Allison Weatherly of Beaumont, Robert Rudder of Vance Air Force Base, Enid, Oklahoma, and Lee Rudder of Katy; great-grandchildren, Aubrea, Hannah, and Maci Rudder, all of Katy, and Bailey Shute of Orange; brothers, Charley H. Rudder and his wife, Kayoka of San Ysidro, California, Lester Rudder and his wife, Veola of the Philippines; and sisters, Ann Terry of Lone Star, and Mary Catherine Sapp and her husband, Tim of Dallas.

 

A gathering of his family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 26, 2012, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. His funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 27, 2012, at First Baptist Church, 765 6th Street, Sour Lake. Interment will follow at Rosedale Cemetery, Sour Lake with Military Honors by the United States Air Force, under the direction of Broussard’s.