Vincent Joseph Druding, Jr. Obituary
Published in the Indianapolis Star
on 15 Mar 2010, page A16. Vincent Joseph Druding, Jr., 75 and Michael
Vincent Druding, 49, Noblesville, IN, passed away March 11, 2010. Vincent
was born in Philadelphia on September 13, 1934 to Vincent J., Sr. and Irene
Dooling Druding. Vincent was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers
David and Richard; his son Daniels J. Druding and his wife of 51 years,
Marian, whom he married on May 31, 1958 at St. Hilary Catholic Church,
Chicago. Michael V. Druding was born in Chicago on June 10, 1960 to Vincent
J. and Marian Wallace Druding. Vincent and Michael are survived by Kristen
A. (William) Bussick, Patrick R. (Jessica) Druding, Colleen M. (Jeffrey)
Scariano, and Rev. Vincent J. Druding III; grandchildren, Taylor, Katey,
Ben, and Zoey Bussick; Emma, Grace and Luke Scariano; and Nicolas and Liam
Druding.
Vincent was reared in Edison Park, IL, and educated at St.
Julianna's Grade School and St. George Catholic High School in Chicago, of
which he was an active and proud alumnus. He attended Beloit College, where
he played football and basketball, Florida State University, and completed
his college education at Loyola University in Chicago. Vincent served as a
radio operator in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Bremerhaven and
Gelhanusen, Germany from 1954-55. Vincent followed his father who worked
for the Dupont Corporation in Chicago. He completed his career as a
manufacturing sales representative, a sole proprietor of Carmel Coatings
Consultants. In recent years, he worked for Target Corporation and KMK
Logistics.
Vincent was one of the greatest storytellers, and he was an
avid sports fan, especially of the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cubs. He
enjoyed telling stories around the dinner table and making people laugh. He
had a uncanny ability to remember places, names, dates and stories of his
experiences in life - he often recited the starting line-up of the 1954
Chicago Cubs - and it brought him joy to share them with others. In recent
years, he spent much of his free time at the football, basketball, baseball
and soccer games of his grandkids. Vincent and Marian moved their family to
Carmel, IN in 1977 and joined Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish, where he
coached many sports teams, served on the parish council, and volunteered in
many associations. Vincent had a high threshold for pain and seemed to have
nine lives: he survived a car accident, a mugging, a stabbing, a shooting,
and triple bypass surgery. He rarely complained. He could talk to almost
anyone about anything, and will be missed for his memorable stories and the
gift of laughter that he shared with all.