Allen R. Wilt

Allen Rudolph Wilt, known as ‘Rudy,’ age 77, passed peacefully on January 5, 2015. Rudy was born on July 7, 1937, in Taylorstown, Virginia, to Dorothea and Leonard Wilt. He graduated from Loudoun County High School, then went on to complete a career with the federal government. Rudy worked in medical research at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, then the Biological Response Modifiers Program at the National Cancer Institute, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center in Ft. Detrick, Frederick, Maryland. Shortly after retiring from 36 years with the federal government, Rudy took a position as a school bus driver with Loudoun County Public Schools where he was fondly known as Mr. Rudy by the children until he retired July 2011. Rudy was a social and active man. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, the Lovettsville Game Protective Association, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Loyal Order of the Moose, National Rifle Association, and Eagles Club. He derived enjoyment from fishing; deer and bear hunting; bird hunting with his English Setters and Pointers; riding his Tennessee Walking Horses; raising beef cattle; and gardening. Rudy is survived by wife, Carol Wilt of Leesburg, Virginia; brother, Leonard Wilt, Jr. and sister-in-law, Barbara Wilt of Taylorstown, Virginia; two children, Kathy Wilt of Taylorstown, Virginia and Jeffrey Wilt of Lovettsville, Virginia; two grandchildren, Ashley Sawyer of South Riding, Virginia and Brittany Wilt of Christiansburg, Virginia; one great grandchild, Mason Sawyer of South Riding, Virginia; and a niece and nephews. A Memorial Service was held on Sunday, January 18, 2015, at 1:00 PM, at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church in Taylorstown, Virginia. A reception followed at the Lovettsville Game Protective Association in Lovettsville, Virginia. Relatives and friends were welcome. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, 13266 Taylorstown Road, Leesburg, Virginia 20176, and the Southwest Virginia Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, 5705 Grant Creek Road, Missoula, Montana 59808.

Allen R. Wilt

July 7, 1937 - January 5, 2015