This was our shop teacher throughout high school. His quote from our yearbook, "Stay back of the fence".



Carroll Ross "Cal" Rudd


June 5, 2008 Carroll "Cal" Ross Rudd, 81, of Elbridge, died June 5, 2008, after a valiant battle with pulmonary fibrosis. A loving husband of 55 years, he is survived by his wife, Marjorie (Bodine) Rudd. A devoted father, he is survived by his son, Kevin Car-roll Rudd of Liverpool and his daughter, Kammy Lynn Popiwczak and son-in-law, John G. Popiwczak of Baldwinsville. A caring grandpa, he is survived by his grandchildren, Kamela and Ashlyn Popiwczak and Travis and Kevalin Rudd. Cal is also survived by his brother, Marshall Rudd of Watertown; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Dorothy L. Smith, Weyburn Bodine, and Melvin and Joan Bodine, all of Middlesex, and Edna Gilbert of Horseheads; and several nieces and nephews. Cal was born in Ellisburg, NY, to Emery and Jennie Rudd. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WW II as a radarman aboard the aircraft carrier USS Siboney. He was awarded the Victory Medal, the American Theater Medal and the Asiatic Pacific Medal. After the war, Cal received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Cornell University and did postgraduate work at Syracuse University, Alfred University, Wisconsin State University and Trenton State University. Cal was a dedicated educator his entire life. He taught vocational education and was department chairman at Fay- etteville-Manlius High School from 1955-1978 and planted the oak trees at the high school. The F-M High School yearbook was named the "Oak Leaves" as a result of Cal's work. He was awarded the 1961 "Teacher of the Year" award. He trained an award-winning team of students in the national "Plymouth Trouble Shooting Contest." Cal also taught Dale Carnegie courses. After Cal's retirement, he continued to teach and inspire others right up to the time of his death. He and his wife, Marge, led several Airstream trailer caravans around the country, highlighting the Revolutionary and Civil wars. Cal taught 12 years of AARP Defensive Driving Course. Cal received many awards throughout his life and led many civic groups. He was a 3rd-degree Mason, American Legion member, deacon of Elbridge Community Church, guest editor for "Trailer Life" magazine and Area Rescue Coordinator for Onondaga County Civil Defense Rescue. Cal was vice president and national chairman of Caravan Leaders for the Wally Byam Caravan Club International. He was past president of the Jordan-Elbridge Lions Club and the Jordan-Elbridge PTA. Cal established the first teachers' credit union in the area. He owned Rudd's Repair and was known for fixing everything. The family of Cal Rudd wishes to extend the most heartfelt thanks to all the fine staff at Crouse Hospital and to the Reverend Jim Stone. Cal was blessed to be cared for by such loving people. Cal will be missed by his family and friends, but his legacy of teaching and his beliefs in our Lord will carry on. A scholarship fund in Cal Rudd's honor has been established as a way to encourage students who exemplify Cal's spirit to pursue their dreams of teaching. Donations may be mailed to the Cal Rudd Memorial Scholarship Fund at M&T Bank, 239 East Main Street, Elbridge, NY 13060 or at any M&T Bank location. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday in Elbridge Community Church. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Friends are invited to call 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Bush Funeral Home, 120 E. Main St. (Rte. 5), Elbridge. BUSH FUNERAL HOME Elbridge 689-6116 Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 6/7/2008.
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