A True Original

Oh Buddie, Buddie. Your ghost will be haunting the Art Building, I'm sure. We'll miss you.

My Art professor and friend, Bud Wall passed away Monday. We'd heard he wasn't doing well and were making plans to go see him that afternoon. When we got there the nurse told us Bud was gone. I couldn't believe it. Was I dreaming? Was the nurse playing a bad joke? Bud? Gone? No way. There's been a lot of art work, gag/novelty finds, and other items of eccentricity that we'd gone through in his office the last two days. We had a fair number of volunteers helping out. Usually, somebody'd find something and giggle or laugh. A lot of shaking your head, chuckling and saying "Buddie, Buddie." We'll miss you Bud. For sure. Won't be the same without you.