Bud’s broad aviation career included the USAF where he was a Top Gun pilot, 31 yrs in the Air National Guard flying F-16’s, 28 yrs with Delta Airlines as a Captain, G.M. of Flight Operations, Chief Pilot, and then Director of Flight Safety. He was inducted into the South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame, was on the Board of Trustees for the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, OH, he was an FAA Flight Examiner, and flew one of a handful of B-17’s still in operation. Bud passed away after fighting a brave battle against COVID19 in 2021.