Ralph M. Rudolph, born February 14, 1938, in Parkersburg, WVA, peacefully passed away in Severna Park, MD on February 28, 2020. He attended UVA and WV Wesleyan. He held degrees in Physics and Chemistry. He held a degree in Electrical Engineering from the US Naval Postgraduate School, and an MBA from Pepperdine University. He retired from both the Navy and ARINC Research. He loved traveling and flying, once building his own airplane. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Laurel Hoyt Rudolph, and had three children, Hilary Boyce, Jonathan (deceased), and Amy R. Rich. He was proud of eight grandchildren and thirteen great-granchildren. The memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 11:00 am at The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, 1875 Ritchie Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401. The burial will be held the same day, at 2:30 pm with a military honor guard, at Maryland Veterans Cemetery Crownsville, 1122 Sunrise Beach Road, Crownsville, MD 21032.

Grandchildren-Amanda Cowart, Mindy Cone, Ryan Boyce, Taylor Bower, Steven Rudolph, Ashley Rudolph, Jackson Blue, Logan Blue.

Great-Grandchildren-Camden and Clayton Cowart, Aruby, Patton, Mitchell, Bradley, Annie, and Arnold Cone, Bryson and Westin Boyce, Mack Ace and Urban Bower.