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Bud Williams Has Died
Posted by Ann Barnhardt - November 25, AD 2012 10:13 PM MST
The man who taught me the cattle business and largely enabled everything I have accomplished, no matter how far afield from cattle that might seem, has died. Clyde Leland "Bud" Williams passed away from pancreatic cancer today, per his wife of 60 years, and also my cattle marketing teacher, Eunice.
Bud was a genius and possessed all of the eccentricity and difficulty that comes with bona fide genius. There are few, and perhaps no "normal" geniuses. Nor should there be.
The last time I saw Bud in December of 2008 he made very, very clear that he did not want any sort of funeral or memorial of any sort. I'm sure Eunice will honor his wishes. Please pray for the repose of Bud's soul, and for Eunice as she transitions to life without Bud.
Here is a very fond memory. This is the first Livestock Marketing School I participated in during my apprenticeship with Bud & Eunice. This was November 5, 2004 at the VFW hall in Bowie, Texas. It seems like yesterday. It also seems like a lifetime ago.
Thank you for teaching me, Bud. Thank you for teaching all of us.
Posted by Ann Barnhardt - November 25, AD 2012 10:13 PM MST
The man who taught me the cattle business and largely enabled everything I have accomplished, no matter how far afield from cattle that might seem, has died. Clyde Leland "Bud" Williams passed away from pancreatic cancer today, per his wife of 60 years, and also my cattle marketing teacher, Eunice.
Bud was a genius and possessed all of the eccentricity and difficulty that comes with bona fide genius. There are few, and perhaps no "normal" geniuses. Nor should there be.
The last time I saw Bud in December of 2008 he made very, very clear that he did not want any sort of funeral or memorial of any sort. I'm sure Eunice will honor his wishes. Please pray for the repose of Bud's soul, and for Eunice as she transitions to life without Bud.
Here is a very fond memory. This is the first Livestock Marketing School I participated in during my apprenticeship with Bud & Eunice. This was November 5, 2004 at the VFW hall in Bowie, Texas. It seems like yesterday. It also seems like a lifetime ago.
Thank you for teaching me, Bud. Thank you for teaching all of us.