Background
Rody, Walter William was born on August 16, 1926 in Saint St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Son of Walter and Mary (Fleitas) Rody.
shipbuilding company executive
Rody, Walter William was born on August 16, 1926 in Saint St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Son of Walter and Mary (Fleitas) Rody.
Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, Tulane University, 1948. Master of Business Administration, Louisiana State University, 1969.
Office engineer Mene Grande Oil Corporation, San Tome, Venezuela, 1948-1950. Construction engr.A.N. Goldberg, New Orleans, 1950-1952. Production engineer Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, 1952-1953, chief cost engineer, 1953-1954, chief engineer, 1954-1958, assistant to president, 1958-1959, production manager, 1959-1965, vice president, 1966-1969.
Director production planning and control Ingalls/Litton Shipbldg., Incorporated., Pascagoula, Mississippi, 1969-1971, director shipbuilding, 1971-1972.
Marine and industrial consultant, 1972-1978. President Portuguese Allen Marine Superior vena cava syndrome, Incorporated., Baton Rouge, 1978-1986;marine environmental consultant, Baton Rouge, 1987-1988.
General manager Trinity Marine Beaumont, 1988. Chairman advisory board Salvation Army, New Orleans, 1965, Baton Rouge, 1983.
Vice president United Way, Baton Rouge, 1984-1986.
Executive vice president Boy Scouts American, Baton Rouge, 1986-1989. President Metropolitan Crime Commission New Orleans, 1965-1966. Chairman National Brotherhood of Christians and Jews Week, 1966.
Sustaining membership chairman Boy Scouts American, 1984-1985.
President Metropolitan Crime Commission New Orleans, 1965—1966. Chairman National Brotherhood Christians and Jews Week, 1966. Chairman advisory board Salvation Army, New Orleans, 1965, Baton Rouge, 1983.
Vice president United Way, 1984—1986. Sustaining membership chairman Boy Scouts America, 1984—1985, executive vice president, 1986—1989. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society for Testing and Materials (chairman Gulf Region 1969), Tulane Engineers Club, Traffic Club Baton Rouge, American Waterway Operators (chairman American Waterway Shipyard Conference 1985, executive committee and board directors 1985-1986), Royal Order of Jesters (New Orleans), Grand Consistory Club Louisiana (Knights Commander Court of Honor), Shriners Club, Masons Club (past master), Rotary Club (Beaumont), City Club, International House Club, Plimsoll Club, World Trade Center, Skyline Country Club.
Married Joyce Dolores Van Sandt, July 27, 1949. Children: Walter Wayne, Wendelyn Wren, Wendell Wesley.