Born in Washington, Pa., he graduated as valedictorian from East Washington High School. His Princeton major was biology. A member of Tiger Inn, he was active in many campus activities and sports. He earned a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and graduated Alpha Omega Alpha.
Bud was a captain in the Army from 1966 to 1968 at the Valley Forge Military Hospital as head of the orthopedic service. Upon discharge he joined the orthopedic-associates group at Bryn Mawr Hospital. He was appointed chief of the department and retired in 1995, after serving 27 years in that role. During that time, he was on the teaching staff of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and trained several generations of orthopedic residents. He also served as team doctor for Villanova University and was a board member of the Haverford School.
Bud and his family lived on a farm, where he pursued his passion of gardening and raising a herd of alpacas.
The class is honored by his service to our country and sends condolences to his wife, Gail; their children, William, Kimberley, Amy, Daphne, and Stewart; 18 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.