Born in Peoria on September 11, 1943, Bob was the son of Howard Alfred Rudloff and Lillian Bell (Roberts) Rudloff. His parents preceded him in death, along with his brother, William Rudloff, and sister, Patricia (Roberts-Slater) Hasty, both of Peoria, IL. Bob is survived by his son, Robert Todd Rudloff of Sun City, AZ, and his youngest brother, Richard Rudloff of Peoria, IL.
Bob, also known as Rudy, graduated from Peoria High School in 1961, and attended Eureka College, where he played basketball.
Bob joined the United States Air Force in 1964, achieved the rank of Staff Seargent, he was honorably discharged from the USAF in 1972. While in the USAF, Bob played basketball and made the All-Air Force Basketball Team. He was invited to tryout with the Boston Celtics by Don Nelson. Bob was honored to serve his country where he was also honored to be noticed for his basketball skills.
Bob earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Nebraska Omaha and eventually made a career working for Honeywell as a field engineer and as a hardware/software engineer for one of the cornerstone companies of Silicon Valley and Tandem Computers.
Bob was always perfecting his jump shot and loved to encourage others to work on theirs. He finished his career at the Boulders Resort in Scottsdale, AZ.
Bob’s cremated remains will be interred in Arizona.
Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Canton will oversee arrangements.
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