Alan Neal Rudd, formerly of Alexandria, died Feb. 6, 2016. His family, friends, and professional colleagues remember him as a man of great kindness, sincerity, and integrity.
Alan is survived by his loving wife Elizabeth “Pat” whom he cherished faithfully for over 49 years; their daughter Michelle, her husband Eddie, their son Andrew, and Alan’s loyal service dog, “Domino,” all of whom were with him until the end.
Alan, the son of Benjamin W. Rudd and Rita Schlossberg, was born in Boston and came to the Washington, D.C. area at the age of five. He attended public schools and underwent both undergraduate and graduate studies at the American University. In 1966, Alan and Elizabeth were married by the late Rabbi Gerstenfeld at the Washington Hebrew Congregation. For 35 years, Alan served as an executive at the U.S. Department of the Navy, where he ultimately managed an expert team of professional contracting officials for the Navy’s Undersea Warfare Program. These officials awarded annually billions of dollars in contracts in support of the Gulf War and subsequent top secret missions. Upon his retirement, the Secretary of the Navy presented to Alan the rarely granted and much coveted Distinguished Civil Service Award for Superior Performance in recognition of his many contributions to the department.
Following retirement, Alan served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of State. In that capacity, he traveled throughout the world counseling State Department employees in the U.S. Embassies in preparing and negotiating contracts for security protection of the embassy facility. In many instances, Alan represented the embassy in dealing with U.S. companies abroad, host country companies, and directly with senior officials of the host country government.
Concurrently, Alan served as the president of the Carlyle-Eisenhower Civic Association (CECA) in Alexandria where he again put his contracting skills to work. Together Alan and other members of the CECA Board negotiated a $2 million grant between CECA and the Carlyle Development Corporation, a subsidiary of Norfolk Southern, that owned the land selected by GSA for the $3.6 billion construction and lease of the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office. The purpose of the grant was to provide, upon completion of construction, a program of concerts and fine arts for Alexandria citizens in open spaces surrounding the large government facility. For this and other endeavors, the Mayor William Euille and members of the City Council presented to Alan and his wife a proclamation of recognition as well as keys to the City of Alexandria.
On Sunday, March 20, at 1 p.m., Rabbi Dr. Tsvi Schur will conduct a Memorial Service in honor of Alan in the Fireside Room at Harborview Towers. Friends are invited to join Alan’s family for the service and open reception at 100 Harborview Drive, Baltimore, Md. Please advise Alan’s wife, Elizabeth “Pat”, by no later than the prior Monday if you will need valet parking. Elizabeth “Pat” may be reached at 828-638-3880.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that gifts in memory of Alan be directed to support Dr. Amy DeZern of the Leukemia Department at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Make checks payable to Johns Hopkins University. Gifts may be mailed with a memo indicating that the gift is in memory of Alan Rudd to the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, PO Box 17029, Baltimore, MD 21297-1029. Alternatively, one may make a gift online at https://secure.jhu.edu/form/kimmel.