Rudolph Arthur Stock, 87, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009 after a period of declining health. He was born in Davenport, Iowa to William and Augusta Stock. He is survived by his wife, Norma Stock; his daughter, Cynthia Waszak Geary, and son-in-law, Ronald Geary, and her children, Emily Waszak and Maxwell Waszak; and his son, Gregory Stock, and daughter-in-law, Jennifer Stock. Rudy was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, William Stock, Henry Stock and Paul Stock; and his sisters, Delores Brown and Millie Finch.
Rudy served in the Merchant Marine from 1943 through 1950, traveling throughout the world, and then worked for 37 years for the Automatic Electric Company as a telephone equipment installer. Rudy and his family lived in Durham for 21 years, Waynesville for 17 years and then for the last five years in Chapel Hill.