When Luiza and I were playing golf in Arizona last spring, we were paired with another couple who turned out to be from Southwestern Ontario. When I mentioned I had recently retired from CIBC, the gentlemen told me a story of how, in the early days of his business, when Bud was with Special Loans, he was in over his head and Bud had worked with him to save the company, establish proper accounting and management controls, etc. He said he would never have survived without Bud. Today, his company is a multi-million dollar enterprise, one of the largest in its field and highly profitable. Says a lot about Bud's character. (forwarded by Larry Davies)
