revoman Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Bud Bond of Colorado passed away yesterday. He was a good friend and will be missed deeply. Dean Gomez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCARICH Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Bud Bond of Colorado passed away yesterday. He was a good friend and will be missed deeply.Dean Gomez Dean You are so right , he will deeply missed!! Do you know what happen?? Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revoman Posted October 30, 2007 Author Share Posted October 30, 2007 From what I understand he was out at the range doing what he loved the most and had a brain aneurysm. There was nothing they could do and he passed on quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6-shot Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Bud was a great guy , if you didn't have a revo he would loan you one and everything you needed to shoot a match,he will truly be missed.Rest in Peace Bud. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougCarden Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Jeez......I feel for his friends that were there trying to help him until the HELO got there..........Some times Time stands still......and those are usually the worst times in your life......Hope they are doing OK as well.... DougC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eerw Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 you know...when I got the chance to see him..he would always ask when I was going pick up a round gun maybe next season is the season.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Bud is gone = Every one's loss He has a great view now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Bud's passing is a real loss to the revolver fraternity, the shooting community, and to his many friends. Sam and I consider ourselves lucky to have been among those friends, and we will miss Bud very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnb Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Bud was a good friend and a great competitor. I'm still having trouble believing he's gone. We traveled together to many matches and he taught me a great deal about shooting in general and the wheel gun in particular. You will be missed my friend. God Bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIX SHOT Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Bud Bond was a great guy, always worked harder than anyone else, setting up stages, running matches, loaning guns to new shooters, just a real class act. His first shot from the draw was something special. I remember a couple of years ago at a steel match in Dubois, Wyoming, Bud showed up & entered the open class division with his 8 shot revolver. He went up against a very good group of semi-auto race gun shooters & mowed them down by a very good margin, didn't seem possible, unless you knew the man. He will be dearly missed! Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta Mike Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 When I was a new shooter and was a little bit intimidated by everything going on at an IPSC match, Bud was always the one to put me at ease. He was the only revolver shooter at the matches in Weld County back then. I will remember him fondly every time I strap on my sixgun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Shooter Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Bud will be sadly missed by Ruth, Me and the Australian contingent that don't normally post on this forum. I met Bud at my first Steel Challenge in 2000, and have been chasing him ever since. Over the years he has offered tips, food, and best of all his company. Regards to Buds family Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Lee Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 I was at a loss for words when I heard the news. Bud was and still is an inspiration to many-myself included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8shooter Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Likewise, Bud was a welcoming smile and cheerful chat at my first Steel Challenge and who's helping reassurance calmed alot of shooters and people in general, he was an inspiration, and my sympathies to all his family and friends in this challenging time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopalong Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 I did not have the pleasure of meeting Bud, but from what I have been told about him those that did were the lucky ones. God used him for good things, and we are all better off for it. God Bless Bud Bond, and his family. Hopalong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Bud was a great guy according to the many stories I have heard. I have been unfortunate to have never met him. My sincere condoleances to all that have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pskys2 Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 May the good memories his loved ones have always be clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art mc Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Liked him from the first time I met him.......................Great Guy..................Good Shooter.............Just a good ole boy. Will miss him very much. Prayers to his family. Art Mc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longbarrel Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 M. Homm and I traveled to the ICORE match each May to shoot with Bud and the gang. We also shot the Colo state steel match. Got to know Bud very well over the years, he always teased my wife and boys a bunch. Shot with Bud many times at various places. Troy Mattheyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10mmdave Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Sorry to hear this news, Bud was great guy, wish I got to shoot more with him. He will be missed but never forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun Phan Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 I met Bud and his buddies back at the 2003 Rocky Mt. match when I started shooting ICORE. My condolence to his friends and family. He'll be greatly miss in the shooting community. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6-shot Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 (edited) Richard 'Bud' Bond Richard "Bud" Bond, 57, of Fort Collins, died Oct. 28, 2007. Bud was born Dec. 5, 1949, in Denver to Richard Ray and Marguerite (Brouse) Bond. He grew up in the Denver area and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver. He lived in the Fort Collins and LaPorte area for the past 20 years. Bud worked for the Colorado Highway Department for many years. He worked for the city of Fort Collins during the summer as a softball field manager. He belonged to ICOR and was a world champion as an action pistol champion. Guns were a hobby, and he loved playing fast-pitch softball. Bud is survived by a brother, John Bond (Mary) of Fort Collins; sisters, Kathleen Voss of Littleton, Linda Fondacro of Aurora, and Celia Neal of Lakewood; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Weld County Fish & Wildlife High Plains Shooting Range, 38997 Weld County Road 51, Eaton. Memorials may be sent to Weld County Fish and Wildlife in care of Viegut Funeral Home, 1616 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland, CO 80538. Cremation has taken place. Originally published October 31, 2007 Scott Edited November 1, 2007 by 6-shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Freeman Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I am going to miss the Old Guy. He and I shot a lot of Sportsmans Team Challenge together these past couple years. Buds ashes will be scattered at the range this Saturday after the match and memorial service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick B Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Bud is the one that got me started in shooting. He and I practiced together and put together many matches. When I was going through cancer treatments he was there for me every step of the way. I have never met anyone with more friends than Bud. I'm proud to have had Bud as one of my best friends. Everyone at Weld County and the Rocky Mountain region will miss him. I know I sure do. Rick Bowen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Plains Drifter Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I met and shot with Bud the first time in 2004 at the Colorado State Championship. After the match, while waiting for the scores, we ended up running a few folks through a plate rack that was still set up. Bud stepped up, pencil barreled revo in hand.... UPSIDE DOWN and cleaned the rack..Something I had never seen before ...or since ! After a couple runs he turned to me and said "wanna try?" I will never forget the smile he had on his face when I said " uuuhh yea...sure ! " Bud has been a friend and mentor ever since. I will miss him, Gods Speed My Friend, Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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