Craig Yoder

Craig Yoder died Sunday May 14th, 2006 in his sleep in New York City. He was 28 years old. The weekend he passed away, Craig was visiting his brother, Jason Yoder, and was able to fulfill his dream of watching a Broadway play. Born in Indianapolis to Jane and Michael Yoder on August 4th, 1977, Craig displayed early artistic talents. After graduating from North Central High School in 1996, he attended Purdue University where he graduated with a degree in Computer Graphics Technology. While at Purdue University, Craig was a founding member of Delta Lambda Phi National Social Fraternity, Alpha Beta Chapter in 1997. In 1997 Craig was diagnosed and had surgery for a cavernous angioma, a cluster of abnormal blood vessels in the brain. Craig, who lived in Indianapolis, worked as a webmaster for the IUPUI Chemistry Department. He was currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Computer Graphics Technology at IUPUI. Compassionate and always loving of animals, Craig recently adopted Anya, a 2 year old female Chow Chow mix from the Indianapolis Animal Care & Control center. Craig Yoder is survived by his mother, Jane Baumgartner Redmond; his father, Michael Yoder; his brother, Jason Y...[more]

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r; his step-father, Ralph Redmond; his grandmother, Della Baumgartner; and step-grandparents, Ralph and Mary Redmond. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday May 20th at 10:00 am in the Meridian Street United Methodist Church. Family and friends will gather on Friday May 19th from 4:00 to 7:00 pm in the Leppert Mortuary, Nora Chapel. You are invited to visit the website www.leppertmortuary.com where you can read Craig?s obituary, sign the guest book and share a personal memory. Memorial contribution can be made to the Angioma Alliance, 107 Quaker Meeting House Road, Williamsburg, Virginia, 23188. www.angiomaalliance.org