After graduation and a period of Army service, Bud went into the resort and hospitality business, moving back and forth between New Jersey and Florida for a number of years, and then concentrated on work in Paradise Island, Great Gorge, Clearwater, and Stuart, Fla. He retired to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, but then returned to Florida to be closer to family.
Bud died peacefully Feb. 17, 2017, in Seminole, Fla. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Sandra Fountain; son Rick; daughter Amy; and five grandchildren.