I have known Bud since I was 12. He used to take my sister and I skiing at Arctic Valley when we were teens back in the sixties. It was something we looked forward to, and I think kept us “grounded” from all the “stuff” that teenagers have to deal with.  He was such a good man, and was like a second father to us. Since his passing, I have an empty place in my heart, and do miss him so.