Bruce Anthony "Tony" Tudor
September 3, 1956 — April 27, 2010
“Tony” Bruce Anthony Tudor, 53, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Tuesday morning surrounded by his loving family, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 1, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by Pastor Nick Longworth. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Center Point Cemetery, Center Point, Iowa.
Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Claudia; his daughter, Jessi and his “special little buddy”, grandson, Blayden; his step-children, Grumpy, Sam, and Mandy; and his 4-legged friend, Moxie Moo.
Also surviving are his brother, Mike (Deb) Tudor; sister, Teedee (Jack) Guarino; half-brother, Gordon Merritt; mother and father-in-law, Mary Lou and Claude Pierce; sisters-in-law, Cathy (Chuck) Smith, Cynthia Shanahan, Connie (Jim) Curtis, Cheryl (Rick) Schemmel, Carolyn (Brian) Seemann, Chris (Brian) Moody, Carmen Pierce (Javier); and numerous other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two half-brothers, Ronald and Raymond Merritt.
Tony was born September 3, 1956, in Manchester, Iowa, to Charles “Bud” Tudor and Marie Dye. He grew up in North St. Louis before moving to Cedar Rapids in his early teen years. He attended Franklin Junior High and Washington High School. He was united in marriage to Claudia Pierce on March 1, 2003. Tony worked for Barron Motor and City Automotive before retiring from CRANDIC Railway after 16 years of service.
Tony was a huge Cardinals Fan and avid NASCAR “Tony Stewart” Fan. He also enjoyed Hawkeye Football. He truly enjoyed the special time he got to spend with his “little buddy”, grandson, Blayden.
Tony always enjoyed singing karaoke, drinking a cold Busch, and grilling for all his family, friends and the “Boys”, friends since Jr. High School.
In recent years, Tony really looked forward to the Wednesday lunch breaks with his best friend of 40 years, Jon Fawcett.
The family would like to thank Dr. David Zenk and staff and Susan with St. Luke’s Hospice for all of their special care.
In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in Tony’s memory.
Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Claudia; his daughter, Jessi and his “special little buddy”, grandson, Blayden; his step-children, Grumpy, Sam, and Mandy; and his 4-legged friend, Moxie Moo.
Also surviving are his brother, Mike (Deb) Tudor; sister, Teedee (Jack) Guarino; half-brother, Gordon Merritt; mother and father-in-law, Mary Lou and Claude Pierce; sisters-in-law, Cathy (Chuck) Smith, Cynthia Shanahan, Connie (Jim) Curtis, Cheryl (Rick) Schemmel, Carolyn (Brian) Seemann, Chris (Brian) Moody, Carmen Pierce (Javier); and numerous other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two half-brothers, Ronald and Raymond Merritt.
Tony was born September 3, 1956, in Manchester, Iowa, to Charles “Bud” Tudor and Marie Dye. He grew up in North St. Louis before moving to Cedar Rapids in his early teen years. He attended Franklin Junior High and Washington High School. He was united in marriage to Claudia Pierce on March 1, 2003. Tony worked for Barron Motor and City Automotive before retiring from CRANDIC Railway after 16 years of service.
Tony was a huge Cardinals Fan and avid NASCAR “Tony Stewart” Fan. He also enjoyed Hawkeye Football. He truly enjoyed the special time he got to spend with his “little buddy”, grandson, Blayden.
Tony always enjoyed singing karaoke, drinking a cold Busch, and grilling for all his family, friends and the “Boys”, friends since Jr. High School.
In recent years, Tony really looked forward to the Wednesday lunch breaks with his best friend of 40 years, Jon Fawcett.
The family would like to thank Dr. David Zenk and staff and Susan with St. Luke’s Hospice for all of their special care.
In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in Tony’s memory.
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