Submitted by: Dan Rich

Rudolph James Wade

Dec. 16, 1943 - July 21, 1999

South Bend Tribune 7/25/1999

Mr. Rudolph James Wade, 55, affectionately known as ''Rudy,'' loving father, son and brother of Cedarwood Lane, South Bend, Ind., passed away following a brief illness on Wednesday, July 21, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. Rudy was born on Dec. 16, 1943, in South Bend, to Ruth Lewis and Wilkie Wade. He graduated from Central High School in 1962. He then went on to serve four years in the United States Air Force, from which he was honorably discharged.

In 1964 Rudy married Ola M. Fouche of Niles, Mich. From that union they produced two children, Tracie Alynn Richardson and Dawn Ellise Wade. After moving to Detroit, Mich., in 1967, he worked at Detroit Diesel for 11 years. In 1990 he became a member of the Pentecostal Church of God in Christ. Rudy leaves to cherish his memory his mother, Ruth Lewis of South Bend; two daughters, Tracie A. (John) Richardson and Dawn Wade, both of Southfield, Mich.; three brothers, Jay C. ''Mike'' Johnson and Rickey Fred Jones, both of South Bend, and Odell Johnson of West Bloomfield, Mich.; a sister, Thealyn Lewis; an aunt, Ruth Reed; and a close friend and companion, Delores ''Dee'' Hughes, all of South Bend; along with a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Edolph Wayne Wade, Rudy's identical twin, preceded him in death in1964.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 26, in the Pentecostal Cathedral Church of God in Christ, with visitation occurring one hour prior to services. Alford's Mortuary has been entrusted with handling the arrangements.