Umberto Rudolph Cocchiarella ’47

Rudy Cocchiarella died June 7, 2013, at Crystal Bay Senior Living in Destin, Fla.

Rudy attended Newark College of Engineering from 1941 to 1943 before enlisting in the Army. He served with Company B, 388th Engineering Combat Battalion. Upon his honorable discharge in March 1946 he continued his education at Princeton, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.

Rudy had an extensive engineering career over the next 35 years, managing engineering-development projects of major marine/industrial complexes in Europe, South America, Southeast Asia, and the eastern and western areas of the United States.

In 1969, Rudy and his family moved to Gloucester, Mass., where he began painting evenings and weekends. In the 1980s, Rudy’s painting efforts became his primary focus, and the results were most successful. His paintings are hung in private and commercial collections in many parts of the country.

Rudy enjoyed golf, sailing, and fishing, and was a superb dancer — always the first on the dance floor with his wife, Leonie. She survives him, as do sons Carl and Claude; a daughter, Carol; and four grandchildren. The class extends its deepest sympathy to the family.