William A. Rudolph was born on March 1, 1992 in Bridgeport and grew up in Monroe. He passed away after a sudden illness on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Yale New Haven Hospital. He is the beloved son of William Arthur Rudolph and Patricia (Rudolph) Covino. He is the brother of Nicholas A. Rudolph. He will be deeply missed by his aunts, uncles, cousins, many friends and his grandmother Olga Covino. He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents; Sharon and Arthur Rudolph, his maternal grandfather Alfred Covino DMD, his infant sister newborn Christina and his uncle James Rudolph. "Billy" enjoyed cooking, dancing, camping, singing and composing music and lyrics on his guitar. He always looked forward to family vacations on Martha's Vineyard and spending time with his many friends. He graduated from Masuk High School in Monroe and the Institute for Culinary Education in New York City. He was a Boy Scout for many years with Troop 163 of Monroe. He earned the highest achievement award of " Eagle Scout". A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 meeting directly at 10:30 am at St. Jude Roman Catholic Church in Monroe. Interment will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Trumbull. Friends may greet the family on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 from 4 to 8 pm at the Dennis & D'Acry – Abriola & Kelemen Funeral Home, 2611 Main Street, Stratford. Donations in the memory of William Rudolph may be made to the Immune Deficiency Foundation, 100 West Road, Suite 300, Towson, MD 21204 or for the Billy Rudolph Scout Scholarship, c/o Jay Huggins, Boy Scout Troop 163 Monroe, 31 Cedar Hill Dr., Trumbull, CT 06611. For online condolences please visit www.dennisanddarcy.com