Mundy Ingalls Peale

Mundy Ingalls Peale, Jr., age 74, passed away peacefully Wed. morning, July 8, 2009 at his Lake Kiowa residence after a long illness. Mundy’s life will be celebrated during a service held at 2:00PM Sat., July 11th at the First United Methodist Church in Gainesville, TX.. The service will be celebrated by Rev. Don Yeager. Mundy was born in Evansville, IN. on Aug. 23, 1934. He married Pat Crawford on Dec. 23, 1957 while serving as an Air Force Pilot and Radar Intercept Director flying T-33s at Hondo Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX. He joined Ford Motor Company in 1961 as a Cost Analyst and held several supervisory positions during his 12 year tenure, including Cost Analyst Manager for three years in Sao Paulo, Brazil. From 1979-1988, Mundy held the position of VP and Controller for Rockwell International’s Electronics Operations and Avionics & Missiles Group. In 1988, Mundy became VP of Corporate Finance, Central Region, directing corporate finance activities for Rockwell’s COO of Automotive and Electronics business. Mundy served as CFO for Marlow Industries from1993-96. He left Marlow Industries to join United Space Alliance, NASA's primary industry partner in human space operations, including the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station. He was CFO at USA until his retirement in 1998. Mundy graduated in 1956 from Princeton University where he majored in economics and in 1961 from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration with an MBA. Mundy spent many years volunteering in Rotary where he was recognized as a multiple Paul Harris Fellow. He is also remembered as a caring, gentle, and honorable man with a passion for life and thirst for adventure. He will always be revered as a wonderful husband, father and grandfather who’s selfless acts of kindness remind us that we make a life by what we give. Mundy’s honorable character and sense of humility demanded love and respect from all who knew him. As a loving father to his children and grandchildren and mentor to countless of others, Mundy taught perseverance and courage through his actions and the importance of discipline with mercy and grace. Mundy was preceded in death by his father, Mundy Ingalls Peale, former president of the Republic Aviation Corporation; mother, Betsey Farwell Peale; and sister, Georgia (Dickey) Sansone. Mundy is survived by his loving wife of 51 years; his children: Mundy Ingalls Peale III, Lalon Crawford Peale, and Danielle Peale Rook; grandchildren: Mundy I. Peale IV, Jon Peale, Hannah Rook, Hunter Rook, Hayden Rook, Holden Rook, and Julia Jane Peale; sisters: Sandra Farwell Eike and Betsey Peale Hardman. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Home Hospice P.O. Box 936 Gainesville, TX. 76241; First United Methodist Church 214 South Denton Gainesville, TX 76240; or The Rotary Foundation One Rotary Center 1560 Sherman Ave., Evanston Ill. 60201.