Douglas R. Mudd

Mudd, Douglas R. 61, of St. Louis, MO, formerly of Granite City, IL, born August 28, 1951, in Richmond Heights, MO, died Saturday, February 9, 2013, in St. Louis, MO. Mr. Mudd graduated from SIUE with a Masters Degree in economics, worked at the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis, MO, employed by AT&T for thirty-four and a half years as an Area Manager Performance Measurements, and formerly a Boy Scout leader at St. Ambrose Church in St. Louis, MO. He was preceded in death by his mother, Isabella, nee Ponder, Mudd. Surviving are his father, Charles Mudd of Granite City, IL; wife, Valerie (nee Lauher) Mudd, whom he married July 1, 1978; children, Dr. Christopher (Dr. Carrie Fitzgibbons) Mudd of Webster Groves, MO, and Benjamin Mudd of St. Louis, MO; siblings, Jackquline (Gary) Bradstreet of Edwardsville, IL, Michael Mudd of Granite City, IL, and Michele (Jeff) Sparks of Springfield, MO; grandchild, Chloe Emma Mudd; and nieces, Amy and Tara Bradstreet, and Theresa Sparks. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, or Siteman Cancer Center. Services: Friends may call from 11am to 1pm on Wednesday, Feb. 13, Irwin Chapel, 3960 Maryville Road, Granite City, IL. A celebration of his life will be held at 1pm on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at the funeral home, with Fr. Jeff Holtman officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Edwardsville, IL.