Rudolph (Rudy) T. Orlando, a longtime resident, passed away from cancer on September 19 at St. John’s Hospital. He was 81. Born on December 3, 1923 in Santa Monica, Orlando attended Santa Monica public schools and Santa Monica College, and graduated from Humboldt State. During World War II, he joined in the Merchant Marines as a radio officer and traveled the world from 1943 to 1949. From 1950 on, he went into a private family business in Santa Monica. Orlando and his wife of 49 years, Arden, raised their family in Pacific Palisades. In his spare time, he enjoyed golf, watching sports, and was a member of the Santa Monica Boys Club and the Lions Club of Santa Monica. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children Michele Warren and Denise Orlando, and grandchildren Demi, Dani and Brett Warren of Atlanta, Georgia. Memorials in Rudy Orlando’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Diabetes Society.
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