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Michael Dudley

  • February 19, 1938 - March 29, 2012
  • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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“Our feelings are with all the family at this Sad news but our lasting memories are of when we stayed with Mike and Ann in England just after we got...Read More » ”
1 of 9 | Posted by: Jim & Mary Parker - Friends

“Ann, Karen and Johnny, So sorry to hear of Mike's passing. We have fond memories of the twenty plus years that we lived next door to each other in...Read More » ”
2 of 9 | Posted by: Rip and Vee duMontier - LA

“I only knew Mike for about 5 years and I never knew anyone who was more given and caring for others as he. He would go out of his way to help...Read More » ”
3 of 9 | Posted by: Amanda Marionneaux - Baton Rouge, LA

“We were so sorry to learn of Mike's passing. We have fond memories of being neighbors and friends in Huntington Park. ”
4 of 9 | Posted by: Ron and Judy Drez and Family - LA

“I knew Michael during his tenure on the Space Shuttle and X-33 programs. He was always a pleasure to work with, a fine human being with a great...Read More » ”
5 of 9 | Posted by: Michael Noone - Slidell, LA

“ANN AND FAMILY: WE NEVER COULD HAVE ASKED FOR BETTER NEIGHBORS. WE SAW MR. MIKE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY. ”
6 of 9 | Posted by: Carmen and Kim Manuel - LA

“I am very sorry to read of Mikes passing. I enjoyed his company at Lockheed Martin and I knew him before that with friends at Textron. He was always...Read More » ”
7 of 9 | Posted by: Bob Newton - Slidell, LA - Friend

“Good times fishing, and great times togeather with our families. Mike you will be missed. ”
8 of 9 | Posted by: David Webb - Valrico, FL

“I send my deepest condolences. Psalm 55:22 ”
9 of 9 | Posted by: Amy Sharpe - Hampton, GA


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Michael Dudley, 74, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana died Thursday, March 29, 2012 of Kidney Cancer in Austin, Texas.

He was born in Southampton, England to the late Harry and Edna Dudley on Feb. 19, 1938. Michael studied aerospace engineering at Southampton University and graduated in 1958.

Along with his former wife, Ann C. Murray, he moved to the U.S. in 1966 to further his career in Aerospace and Marine Engineering. After spending most of his career working on the Lockheed C5A, Naval surface effect ships, and the Space Shuttle's external tank, he retired from Lockheed Martin and moved to Baton Rouge in 2005, shortly after Hurricane Katrina hit the city of New Orleans.

Michael is survived by two children: Karen Dudley Balentine of Austin, TX and John Michael Dudley of Jackson, MS and three grandchildren: Victoria Ann Balentine, Braden Nelson Dudley, and James Nathan Balentine. He is also survived by many relatives in England: his two younger sisters, Janine Rosemary Coleman and Margaret Edna Jackson; two nephews, three great nieces, and one great nephew.

Visitation will be at 3:15 p.m. and services at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 30, 2012 in the Chapel at Weed-Corley-Fish Lake Travis.