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Freeper Budge passed away
1/2/2011 | sweetliberty

Posted on 02/01/2011 2:50:30 PM PST by sweetliberty

I received a message from a good friend of Budge's telling me that he had passed away either last night or this morning. I don't know any particulars yet. I got an email from him just yesterday. I know Budge had lots of friends on FR and was active for many years and attended numerous events. I thought y'all would want to know.


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KEYWORDS: arkansas; budge; prayer
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To: Lakeshark
"Was he about your age?"

No; he was quite a bit older than me.

41 posted on 02/01/2011 5:17:47 PM PST by sweetliberty (If Obama is the answer, it must have been a really stupid question!)
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To: mountainfolk

He always amazed me with his humor and positive attitude, despite his devastating disability. I can’t imagine that I would accept such a hand nearly as graciously. Now he can be restored.


42 posted on 02/01/2011 5:20:22 PM PST by sweetliberty (If Obama is the answer, it must have been a really stupid question!)
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To: sweetliberty; Budge

Dammit! I liked him. I’m getting tired of Freepers dying. Alla y’all cut it out.


43 posted on 02/01/2011 5:21:50 PM PST by Lazamataz (If Illegal Aliens are Undocumented Workers, then Thieves are Undocumented Shoppers.)
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To: Darksheare
"Any idea what happened?"

I got an email from him yesterday, and his friend that contacted me said he talked to him yesterday and he seemed fine, so it was apparently very sudden. I'm waiting to hear more and will post as soon as I know something.

44 posted on 02/01/2011 5:23:02 PM PST by sweetliberty (If Obama is the answer, it must have been a really stupid question!)
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To: basil

You are taking good care of yourself, yes?????


45 posted on 02/01/2011 5:23:19 PM PST by Lazamataz (If Illegal Aliens are Undocumented Workers, then Thieves are Undocumented Shoppers.)
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To: sweetliberty

RIP brave FReeper.


46 posted on 02/01/2011 5:24:50 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim (Jubtabulously We Thrive!)
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To: sweetliberty

Understood.
Still, he was a fixture here.


47 posted on 02/01/2011 5:24:53 PM PST by Darksheare (I shook hands with Sheryl Crow and all I got was Typhus and a single sheet of toilet paper.)
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To: sweetliberty

He was a great man and a good friend. I will miss him greatly.


48 posted on 02/01/2011 5:27:04 PM PST by bmwcyle (It is Satan's fault)
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To: Claud
"was he a combat vet, or were there medical issues surrounding the loss of his limbs?"

I found the courage to ask him that oce. As it turns out, it was youthful foolishness that brought about his injuries. I won't go into detail, but the short version is that he was hit by a train. It's nothing short of a miracle that he survived. I think he told me he was 20 when it happened.

49 posted on 02/01/2011 5:27:19 PM PST by sweetliberty (If Obama is the answer, it must have been a really stupid question!)
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To: freepersup
This is one of my favorites:

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50 posted on 02/01/2011 5:30:51 PM PST by sweetliberty (If Obama is the answer, it must have been a really stupid question!)
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To: sweetliberty

Rest in peace Budge - you will be missed.

I’ll never forget our freep of Hillary at her book signing in Blytheville.


51 posted on 02/01/2011 5:33:54 PM PST by SelmaLee
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To: sweetliberty

I complained about my typos once, and he showed me a pic of his hands.


52 posted on 02/01/2011 5:34:13 PM PST by Darksheare (I shook hands with Sheryl Crow and all I got was Typhus and a single sheet of toilet paper.)
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To: derllak
You're welcome... until today, I didn't know the kind of cards Budge had been dealt in life regarding his physical being. His soul burned bright and really came out in his spirit, and that impression is just from a cyber relationship. I'd like to take the liberty of imagining that a personal relationship with Budge was something really special.
53 posted on 02/01/2011 5:54:38 PM PST by freepersup (HELP find the "sharp dressed man" call 1 800 FBI MUMM)
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To: basil

I think that was

AND COME OUT!

WITH YOUR PANTS UP!


54 posted on 02/01/2011 5:57:51 PM PST by Judith Anne (Holy Mary, Mother of God, please pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death.)
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To: freepersup; derllak; sweetliberty

He had a heck of a sense of humor.


55 posted on 02/01/2011 6:03:29 PM PST by Darksheare (I shook hands with Sheryl Crow and all I got was Typhus and a single sheet of toilet paper.)
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To: Charles Henrickson

I find his last post interesting. It would be significant for a Christian I think.


56 posted on 02/01/2011 6:06:22 PM PST by Moonman62 (Half of all Americans are above average. Politicians come from the other half.)
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To: sweetliberty

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual peace shine upon him.


57 posted on 02/01/2011 6:13:47 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: sweetliberty
I can see why- Budge had an indomitable spirit! Thank you for the pictures. They are certainly a boost in one’s ability to reminisce about Budge.
58 posted on 02/01/2011 6:19:42 PM PST by freepersup (Today, we raise our glasses of spirits and mugs of ale high- to Budge.)
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To: sweetliberty

FR has lost another sail that will be difficult to replace. May God rest his soul and comfort his loved ones. Thanks for posting sweetliberty.


59 posted on 02/01/2011 6:22:25 PM PST by ForGod'sSake (You have only two choices: SUBMIT or RESIST with everything you've got!!!)
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To: Darksheare
Considering the injuries he suffered in his youth... I'd also say that he was a man of true grit.
60 posted on 02/01/2011 6:25:33 PM PST by freepersup (Today, we raise our glasses of spirits and mugs of ale high- to Budge.)
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