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Dudley Smith Bell

Birth
Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Death
11 Mar 2022 (aged 89)
Berlin, Washington County, Vermont, USA
Burial
East Burke, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA Add to Map
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Parents - H. Hurlburt and Theodora (Burr) Bell.

Served in the U.S. Navy and went on to graduate from Springfield College in 1958 with a Bachelor in Physical Education, a Master in Physical Education

He was an active member of the U.S. Professional Tennis Association since 1959 and inducted into the New England Division Hall of Fame.

He served as the longtime athletic director at Lyndon State College. The College recognized Dudley's nearly 40 years spent as a physical education professor, department chair, coach and athletic director, by naming the tennis courts and museum in his honor in 2006.

Survived by his wife of 60 years; his children (2 sons and 1 daughter) and their families; grandchildren; his brother; many nieces and nephews.

Predeceased by his sister, Barbara Theodora (Bell) Clark, and brother in-law Donald C. Clark Sr.; sister in-law, Corine (Robinson) Bell; as well as Mary Lou's brother, James Butterfield, and sister, Brenda McAlpine.

Guibord-Pearsons Funeral Home,

(Information extracted from full obituary published in the Times Argus on March 17, 2022)
Parents - H. Hurlburt and Theodora (Burr) Bell.

Served in the U.S. Navy and went on to graduate from Springfield College in 1958 with a Bachelor in Physical Education, a Master in Physical Education

He was an active member of the U.S. Professional Tennis Association since 1959 and inducted into the New England Division Hall of Fame.

He served as the longtime athletic director at Lyndon State College. The College recognized Dudley's nearly 40 years spent as a physical education professor, department chair, coach and athletic director, by naming the tennis courts and museum in his honor in 2006.

Survived by his wife of 60 years; his children (2 sons and 1 daughter) and their families; grandchildren; his brother; many nieces and nephews.

Predeceased by his sister, Barbara Theodora (Bell) Clark, and brother in-law Donald C. Clark Sr.; sister in-law, Corine (Robinson) Bell; as well as Mary Lou's brother, James Butterfield, and sister, Brenda McAlpine.

Guibord-Pearsons Funeral Home,

(Information extracted from full obituary published in the Times Argus on March 17, 2022)


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  • Created by: LJG
  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237651314/dudley_smith-bell: accessed ), memorial page for Dudley Smith Bell (16 Mar 1932–11 Mar 2022), Find a Grave Memorial ID 237651314, citing Woodmont Cemetery, East Burke, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by LJG (contributor 46868640).