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Bud F. Walradt

Posted 2009-10-05 by Sharon
The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona
January 31, 2001

Mr. Walradt was born Aug. 9, 1919 in Caldwell, Idaho. He had lived in Arizona for the past 24 years.

Bud grew up in Caldwell and served in World War II. He was stationed at Ft. Francis E. Warren Army Air Corps Base in Cheyenne, where he met and married Joyce Cross. They were married for 59 years. They were married in the Arragon Chapel on the base on Dec. 7, 1941. Bud was in the D-Day invasion of France, and he received the Purple Heart. He was discharged June 22, 1945.

Bud drove a Greyhound bus for 23 years out of Cheyenne. He retired in October 1977, and the couple moved to Arizona. Bud was a lifetime member of the Elks Lodge, VFW, Disabled American Veterans, and the American Legion, all of Cheyenne. He was an accomplished cabinet builder and wood carver.

Survivors include his wife, Joyce Walradt; sons Dennis of Cheyenne, Wyo. and Dean of Dallas, Texas; brothers Alfred of Caldwell and George of Boise, Idaho; grandchildren Shane and wife Katy of Ft. Bliss, Texas, and Shae of Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne; and great-grandson Ashton Alamo of Cheyenne.

Bud was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Grace Walradt of Pocatello, Idaho, and a baby granddaughter.

As of Bud's wishes, there will be no services. Cremation has taken place.

Friends may contribute in Bud Walradt's memory to the American Heart Association or a charity of their choice.






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