David Roger Dudley

Dudley, David Roger VALATIE David Roger Dudley, 70, died Friday, March 13, 2015, at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, after a brief illness. David was born on June 18, 1944, in Rochester, to Donald and Helen Dudley. David was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Valatie. He was also a founding member of the Olde Kinderhook Golf Course in Valatie. David was a proud Capital District resident for more than 45 years, after having grown up in Rochester. David attended and was a constant contributor to St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Rochester, the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, then came to Albany to attend Albany Law School. David began his career in the New York State Legislature, holding multiple positions before opening his own legal practice in the early 1980s. He became counsel to the New York State Senate majority leader in 1994 before reopening his own practice in the early 2000s. He continued to serve as a member of the New York State Workers Compensation Board until his illness. David loved his work and was very proud of his longtime service to the State of New York. David also had a large and loving family; his survivors include his wife, Ann Formel; sons, Adam Dudley and his wife Amanda and their children Sam and Clara; Alex Dudley and his wife Gaelle and their children, Hayden and Roan; Milun Mraz and his wife Krista and their children, Isabella, Liliana and Finn; and Thomas Mraz who currently resides in Lima, Peru, and a special recent addition, Avianna Formel of North Chatham. Sibling survivors include sister Martha Fernberg, brothers, Steven Dudley and Thomas Dudley, nephews, Chad, Kevin and Brian Dudley, all of whom reside in Rochester. Visitation will be conducted on Sunday, March 15, 2015, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Raymond E. Bond Funeral Home. Services will take place at 9 a.m. on Monday, March 16, 2015, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Valatie. In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to the Northern Columbia Little League, P.O. Box 264, Kinderhook, NY 12106.