| Albert Kienzle ludy |
Ludy, Albert Kienzle
Birth: 1920-03-21 in Sitka, Alaska
Residence: Cobb Island, Maryland
Death: Sunday, November 14, 2010
Albert K. Ludy, 90, of Cobb Island, MD, died
November 14, 2010, at his residence with Hospice
following a stroke.
Mr. Ludy was a career Foreign Service officer who was an active
volunteer in his retirement. Mr. Ludy joined the Foreign Service in 1943
and served as economic and commercial officer in Honduras, Colombia,
Italy, Mexico and Singapore. During two tours in Washington he worked
on GATT Trade Negotiations. After his retirement in 1970, he worked as
Economic Adviser to the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce.
As a volunteer, he undertook economic development projects with the
International Executive Service Corps in Egypt, El Salvador, Honduras,
Guatemala, Costa Rica and Bolivia between 1979 and 1992.
A resident of the Washington area for most of his life, Mr. Ludy was
born in Alaska and lived in Arizona before moving with his family to
Washington in 1935. He graduated from Eastern High School in 1938
and from the University of Michigan in 1942, with honors in economics.
Mr. Ludy was active in First Congregational United Church of Christ and
the Downtown Cluster of Congregations in Washington, serving on
numerous committees and volunteering in community service activities.
He served as treasurer and co-president (with his wife) of the Board of
Directors of the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation. With his wife he
led marriage enrichment retreats and founded the United Church of Christ
regional PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). For 15
years, he volunteered as an income tax aide in the Tax Counseling for the
Elderly program in Washington.
Born March 21, 1920, in Sitka, Alaska, he was the son of the late Albert
Kienzle Ludy and the late Ethel Mae Albrecht Ludy.
Predeceased by his parents; two brothers and four sisters.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years, the Rev. Lindsley Lorene Buck
Ludy and children, Carl (Tamara Dahn) of Auburn, CA; Lorene (Jean
Eden) of Lincoln, Nebraska; Beverlie and David (Katie) and grandson,
Bryan of Cobb Island, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be sent to First Congregational United
Church of Christ in Washington, Hospice of Charles County or Wayside
Food Bank.
Arrangements provided by Raymond Funeral Service.
Birth: 1920-03-21 in Sitka, Alaska
Residence: Cobb Island, Maryland
Death: Sunday, November 14, 2010
Albert K. Ludy, 90, of Cobb Island, MD, died
November 14, 2010, at his residence with Hospice
following a stroke.
Mr. Ludy was a career Foreign Service officer who was an active
volunteer in his retirement. Mr. Ludy joined the Foreign Service in 1943
and served as economic and commercial officer in Honduras, Colombia,
Italy, Mexico and Singapore. During two tours in Washington he worked
on GATT Trade Negotiations. After his retirement in 1970, he worked as
Economic Adviser to the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce.
As a volunteer, he undertook economic development projects with the
International Executive Service Corps in Egypt, El Salvador, Honduras,
Guatemala, Costa Rica and Bolivia between 1979 and 1992.
A resident of the Washington area for most of his life, Mr. Ludy was
born in Alaska and lived in Arizona before moving with his family to
Washington in 1935. He graduated from Eastern High School in 1938
and from the University of Michigan in 1942, with honors in economics.
Mr. Ludy was active in First Congregational United Church of Christ and
the Downtown Cluster of Congregations in Washington, serving on
numerous committees and volunteering in community service activities.
He served as treasurer and co-president (with his wife) of the Board of
Directors of the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation. With his wife he
led marriage enrichment retreats and founded the United Church of Christ
regional PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). For 15
years, he volunteered as an income tax aide in the Tax Counseling for the
Elderly program in Washington.
Born March 21, 1920, in Sitka, Alaska, he was the son of the late Albert
Kienzle Ludy and the late Ethel Mae Albrecht Ludy.
Predeceased by his parents; two brothers and four sisters.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years, the Rev. Lindsley Lorene Buck
Ludy and children, Carl (Tamara Dahn) of Auburn, CA; Lorene (Jean
Eden) of Lincoln, Nebraska; Beverlie and David (Katie) and grandson,
Bryan of Cobb Island, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be sent to First Congregational United
Church of Christ in Washington, Hospice of Charles County or Wayside
Food Bank.
Arrangements provided by Raymond Funeral Service.
