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| Dr. R. Rodman Ludlow |
| Date Of Birth: | June 4, 1926 |
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| Date Of Death: | January 25, 2011 |
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| Service Date: | January 30, 2011 |
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Dr. R. Rodman Ludlow, 84, passed away at Bloomington Hospital on Tuesday, January 25. He was born June 4, 1926, in Sebring, Florida. A graduate of Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis and Purdue University, he co-owned Ludlow’s Modern Furniture with his father until 1971 when he returned to school to earn an MBA from IU and a PhD from Purdue. He then spent the last fifteen years of his professional life as a Marketing Professor at Eastern Michigan University. He retired with his wife, Dot, to Seven Lakes, North Carolina, where they resided until her death in 1995. Rod then relocated to Meadowood in Bloomington, Indiana. He was active in Meadowood activities taking art lessons, traveling to many locations within Indiana, the United States and internationally, organizing the annual Meadowood Follies and contributing an original act of his own.
He was also very active in Bloomington donating his time to SCORE, a partner of the Small Business Administration, providing his business expertise to entrepreneurs trying to start or expand their business. He was well known on the Bloomington music scene dancing two or three nights a week at local establishments and contributing time and resources to the Jazz 4 Bloomington organization. He also loved sports rooting equally for Purdue and IU.
He is survived by his son, Mark and daughter-in-law, Pam, Houston, Texas; his son Mike, Noblesville, Indiana; six grandchildren, Brent, Matt, Angel, Gram, Morgan, and Maggie; and four great grandchildren. He was preceded by his wife, Dorothy, his sister, Barbara Mitchell, and his son, Randy.
A celebration of his life will be held for family and friends on Saturday, January 29, from 12:00 noon until 2:00PM at Players Pub, 424 South Walnut Street, Bloomington, IN. Please make donations to your favorite charity in Rod’s name in lieu of flowers. Allen Funeral Home 4155 South Old Highway 37 is handling the arrangements and online condolences may be sent to the family at www.allenfuneralhome.org.
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