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Robert Dude Obituary
Departed this life on Sunday, August 23, 2020, age 77. Beloved husband of MaryAnn for 44 years. Devoted dad of Ricky (Cathy) Dude, Dr. Annie (Dr. Michael Abern) Dude and Dr. Carolynn (Marco Rathjen) Dude. Proud grandpa of Ricky (Leia Morris) Jr. Dude and Danielle Dude, Lena, Remment, Max Rathjen, Violet and Willow Abern. Fond great grandpa of Clara Theuerkorn, Xavier Dude and Linus Dude. Brother of Jeff Dude.
Visitation will be held at the Funeral Home, Tuesday, September 1, 2020, 4-6:45PM. Service at 7PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials appreciated to the Door County Land Trust or the Sunset Playhouse.
Per Bob's wishes, the family will have an Irish Wake at a later date.
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Keith Morgan
September 1, 2020
Bob was dear friend of mine! I got to know Bob through SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) as he was appointed as my mentor in 2006 when I started a business at 28 years old. Since then Bob and I have meet over 120 times spending hours together each meeting discussing Neurotech (my company). Bob was a financial guru and I always referred to him as my personals CFO (unofficial). However, for all the financial skills he possessed, I most heavily relied on him as a friend on how to be an executive. I had many tough decisions and more than anything I just needed his council and friendship on how to get through a difficult circumstance or decision. Bob was always a phone call away or willing to meet to for coffee within a 1-2 days’ notice.
Personally, Bob was like family to me! I come from a very blue-collar upbringing and I had so many unknowns on how to act, what to do, and how to think like a CEO. Bob was a father like figure in this regard and for that I am forever grateful to him. With his guidance our organization is forever grateful, because he helped us grow 30x larger than where we 12-14 years ago.
Bob and I also shared many laughs and became close friends. I'll never forget the stories he told me, many of which I've heard a few times . Bob was very proud of his daughters and all they have accomplished being physicians. Bob would also remind me frequently to make sure I am spending time with my family, as he said he got no better joy than being with his grandchildren.
Bob will be missed greatly! I hope someday I can model his generosity and help others as he helped me. I will never ever forget Bob and a piece of his spirit will always be with our organization, and more importantly I ll always value his friendship to me.
My deepest condolences to The Dude Family.
Keith Morgan
Keith Morgan
September 1, 2020
Bob was dear friend of mine! I got to know Bob through SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) as he was appointed as my mentor in 2006 when I started a business at 28 years old. Since then Bob and I have meet over 120 times spending hours together each meeting discussing Neurotech (my company). Bob was a financial guru and I always referred to him as my personals CFO (unofficial). However, for all the financial skills he possessed, I most heavily relied on him as a friend on how to be an executive. I had many tough decisions and more than anything I just needed his council and friendship on how to get through a difficult circumstance or decision. Bob was always a phone call away or willing to meet to for coffee within a 1-2 days’ notice.
Personally, Bob was like family to me! I come from a very blue-collar upbringing and I had so many unknowns on how to act, what to do, and how to think like a CEO. Bob was a father like figure in this regard and for that I am forever grateful to him. With his guidance our organization is forever grateful, because he helped us grow 30x larger than where we 12-14 years ago.
Bob and I also shared many laughs and became close friends. I'll never forget the stories he told me, many of which I've heard a few times . Bob was very proud of his daughters and all they have accomplished being physicians. Bob would also remind me frequently to make sure I am spending time with my family, as he said he got no better joy than being with his grandchildren.
Bob will be missed greatly! I hope someday I can model his generosity and help others as he helped me. I will never ever forget Bob and a piece of his spirit will always be with our organization, and more importantly I ll always value his friendship to me.
My deepest condolences to The Dude Family.
Keith Morgan
Jim Koshick
August 31, 2020
I will miss Bob. He was our good neighbor for the last 27 years. I truly enjoyed his wit and intelligence as well as his passion for a good poker game. I always enjoyed Bob's perspective and stories on health care costs and strategies to control them that he employed when he was with Family Health Plan. He also was very good at story telling about his time in the service and about historical military figures, but of Sir Winston Churchill in particular. I regret that I never got to take the class he taught on Churchill. Bob was probably one of the most intelligent men I have ever known. Bob always spoke lovingly and with pride about his family. I know we have lost a good, kind and generous man.
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