Aaron "AD" Dudley

DUDLEY, Mr. Aaron H. "AD" - Age 49, passed away Wednesday July 11, 2012. Family hour 10:00AM Friday, July 20, 2012 at Welcome Missionary Baptist Church, 143 Oneida St., with funeral service commencing immediately at 11:00 AM. Pastor Douglas P. Jones,officiating. Interment Perry Mount Park Cemetery, 878 N. Perry St. Family and friends will assemble at the church 10:00AM Friday. Mr. Dudley will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 268 N. Perry St., from 12Noon-8PM Thursday. Aaron Howard Dudley known, to most as "AD", was born to the late Hercy and Alice Dudley on September 23, 1962 in Pontiac, MI. Aaron accepted Christ into his life at an early age and attended Antioch Baptist Church as a child and later joined Welcome Missionary Baptist Church, where he coached youth Basketball Teams, he served on the security ministry and he was a part of the Men’s Fellowship. During his adult life Aaron was very proud to serve his country as a medical administrator for the U.S. Air force and loved to travel to Florida to visit the areas where he was stationed. Aaron described two of the happiest days of his life as the day his daughter Aisha was born, and the day he married his wife. Aaron and Bianca married in 1999 and continued on in matrimony for 13 years. He was the funniest person in the room no matter where he was. He was the Family’s favorite uncle, as Aaron was loved and cherished by all his nieces and nephews. He loved sports and would share his passion for basketball and tennis with family, friends and anyone else that expressed an interest in his athleticism and skill. Aaron started his heavenly journey July 11, 2012. Aaron is survived by a vast and loving family, including his wife, Bianca Dudley; daughter, Aisha Dudley; four sisters, Dorthey Jones of Pontiac, MI. Yemoja B. Fola of Scottsdale, AZ, Evelyn Washington of Gross Pointe, MI, and LaToya Dudley of Pontiac, MI; five brothers, Oliver E. Dudley, and Gregory Dudley of Southfield, MI, Eugene Dudley, Willie Roy Dudley, and Percy Dudley, all of Pontiac, MI; mother-in-law, Sharon (Alvin) Mabin; father-in-law, Donald Fly; sister-in-law, Mary Mabin. Aaron was also very close to his immediate extended family of nieces and nephews with whom he was raised with like siblings including, LaWanda Respess, Dalanda Tucker, Theodore J. Tucker, Darin V. Tucker, Daphne Tucker, Mark Dudley, and Damon Smith. Aaron is also survived by a host of cousins and close friends. Aaron is preceded in death by parents, Hercy, and Alice Dudley; and nephews, Kenneth "Kenny" Tucker, Randall Tucker, Randolph "Lil Pooh" Tucker.