Birth date: Jan 8, 1951 Death date: Jan 22, 2025
Dr. Lawrence Michael Rudner (Larry) of St. Michaels, MD, died on January 22, 2025 after a complicated illness and treatment at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. His family was at his side. He was 74. Born in New York, h Read Obituary
Larry was an amazing mentor and friend to me. He always believed in me and had such a positive impact on my life. Sending lots of love your way.
Larry was my boss for years at GMAC. He was such a great mentor and friend. I learned by observing how he approached life. I will be forever grateful that our paths crossed. Thank you Larry!
It was an amazing experience working with Larry over the years. I learned so much from him and he was incredibly generous with sharing his knowledge and expertise.
I was so sad to hear this yesterday. Larry was a great guy, so smart, so interested in so many things. I knew him from his GMAT days where he helped teach us about adaptive testing, and we treated him to crab cakes. We would get together every once in a while for lunch, and he sent me pictures of his amazing oyster farming and contraptions. The world lost one of the special ones. I'm glad he got to spend his last years on the Easter Shore where he was so happy.
Memories of Larry from Bob Brooks
I remember how easygoing and likeable Larry was. Larry and I met and became friends because of one important trait that we shared- our love for and lifelong partnership with our wives, -for him his Pam, for me my Karen. When Pam and Larry first invited us to visit them at their home in Southern Maryland back in the 1990s, it was really Pam and Karen getting together, and Larry and I were both kind of “plus ones!”
Larry made me feel welcome right from the start. He was friendly, insightful, intelligent, and remarkably modest about his many and varied achievements. He had a quiet but playful sense of humor, almost puckish at times, and a great smile. Larry had a way of making others feel relaxed in his presence, always ready to lend an ear as a good listener. He was also always ready to pitch in to help solve any problem, to share ideas, and to teach.
I always admired Larry’s love of travel. He and Pam sailed and traveled for adventure widely when they were young, and they both continued to enjoy new horizons as long as I’ve known them. Larry preferred to travel with Pam, but he also made the most of travel he did for work and consulting. Larry visited far-flung countries all over the world, particularly in Asia, where he was valued as an expert on testing methodologies.
Larry's talents weren't confined to the professional realm. In retirement, he embarked on a new adventure, starting a company called "Oyster Girl Oysters" to farm and sell triploid oysters in the Chesapeake Bay. This venture perfectly encapsulated Larry's spirit – always learning, always growing, always finding new ways to engage with the world around him.
I will always remember Larry as a kind, brilliant, accomplished and steady man who made my life better with his friendship. Thinking of Larry evokes in me warm feelings of comradery and lively conversation. I am grateful to have known Larry, and I will miss him terribly.
