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Michael G. Shipper, Bobby H.
Funeral services for College Yeager and Marvin E. Byrd.
Station police chief Melvin H. -
Luedke, 43, of 1401 Medina St.,
College Station, will be held at
10 a.m. Thursday in Bethel
Lutheran Church, Rev. Gordon
Albers officiating.
Burial will be in College
Station City Cemetery under the
direction of Callaway-Jones
f''uneral Home.
Luedke who was born Dec. 29,
1929, in Riesel, died unex-
pectedly Tuesday morning at his
residence. He was named police
chief in 1968 and had served with
the city police department 20
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Survivors include his wife,
Helen; four daughters, Mrs.
Shirley Rhodes, Wanda Luedke
and Sandra Luedke, all of
College Station, and Theresa
Luedke of Hawaii; two brothers,
Bennie H. Luedke of College
Station and Alvin Luedke of
Waco; one sister, Mrs. Lydia
Feldman of College Station, and
a sister-in-law, Mrs. Herbert
1 Annie) Luedke of College
Station.
Pallbearers will be members
of the College Station police
department. They include
James M. Beamer, Kenneth L.
Cantey, Harold Gene Roacher,
Nathan Andrew Newton, Walter
E. Gray, Edgar R. Feldman,
Donald J. Mayberry, Jerry
Chief Luedke
Dead at 43
College Station police chief Melvin H.
Luedke, 43, died unexpectedly at his
residence early this morning of an ap•
parent heart attack.
"It was a total surprise," said Lt.
Marvin E. Byrd of the College Station
police department. "He was at work
yesterday (Monday) and was in good
spirits."
COLLEGE STATION CITY manager
`Ran Boswell said the city personnel are in
`r"a state of shock." Boswell said Byrd has
•been named acting police chief.
Funeral services for Luedke, of 1401
Medina, College Station, are pending at
`Gallaway-Jones Funeral Home.
THE POLICE CHIEF worked with the
city of College Station from April 1, 1951
as an electrical lineman until July 1, 1955
when he became a patrolman in the police
department.
On June 30, 1958, Luedke became
assistant police chief. He went to work for
the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Corn-
mission July 2, 1964 and was stationed in
Tarrant County. Luedke, however,
returned to College Station July 1, 1966 as
assistant police chief. He was named
police chief Sept. 1, 1968.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE his wife,
Helen; four daughters, Mrs. Shirley
Rhodes, Miss Wanda Luedke and Miss
Sandra Luedke, all of College Station, and
Miss Theresa Luedke of Hawaii; two
brothers, Bennie H. Luedke of College
Station and Alvin Luedke of Waco, and
one sister, Mrs. Lydia Feldman of College
Station.
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NIELVIN H. LUEDKE
CS Police Chief