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r Sunday, A u g u s t 27, 2 0 00 O a k v ille B e a v e r Weekend 11 Stuart Budd-- founder of Budds' Imported Cars Funeral services were held at St. Paul's United Church Monday for local businessman and long tim e O akville resident, Stuart Budd. Budd, 76, died at home on Aug. 18th. Bom and raised in Toronto, Stuart Budd had considered w orking professionally as a singer, but the war cut those plans short. But he loved to sing and partic ularly enjoyed barbershop music. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II and toward the end of the conflict, seeking active duty, joined the army. Follow ing the w ar he sold trucks for International Harvester, and then moved over to automo bile sales. He worked at Carter Chevrolet in H am ilton and then Humberview Motors in Islington until 1973. In 1959, he and his wife Bonnie had chosen to move to Oakville to raise their family and in October o f 1973, Stuart Budd and his sons, Darryl, Chris and Terry, becam e partners in Budds' Imported Cars of Oakville. The three sons were sports car enthusiasts and with the help and guidance o f their dad, opened a B ritish Leyland dealership. core and full o f integrity. He believed in treating people fair ly " Stuart B udd was actively involved in the community doing fundraising for the the Y.M.C.A. and the O akville T rafalgar Memorial Hospital. He was also a m em ber of the O akville Community Foundation. An avid tennis player, he was a member o f the Oakville Club and played right up until January of this year. C hris spoke o f his father's keen business sense. "It amazed me how he was so analytical and capable in terms o f forecasting opportunities." The business partnership with his sons, he added, created a good balance and was helpful to both father and sons. He will be rem em bered for his great sense of humour. "He could find the hum our in all situations no m atter how tough things got. He also loved a good party," said Chris. "To us he's an icon, the nicest guy in the world. He wasn't ju st our father, he was our partner." A long w ith his w ife Irene Jacqueline Budd, know n as Bonnie to her family and friends, he leaves his three sons and six grandchildren. Photo by Barrie Erskine Stuart B udd w ith his three sons and business partners, D arryl, C hris, and Terry Budd. Eventually they diversified, years under dad's great leader adding different imported luxury ship," said middle son, Chris cars to their line as well as new ·B udd. "We started with only one dealerships. em ployee, other than family "We grew the business over the members, and we now employ 155 people." Stuart Budd's impact on the O akville business com m unity, Chris said, was his way o f doing business. "He was honest to the B u r l i in idto r i s cll e a r N E l "Suioeir s t oi -.com ready quick store of numbers direct connect large 4 line backlit display any key answer paging capability · .com ready · vibra call · tough outer rubberized shell · missed call log · direct connect (two way) · paging capabilities Also available in black ($99.00) Meets m a n Specificotions 8/OOD/E for shock ana motion Unlimited · internet capable operates in digital & analog mode · easy auto-dialing · small & lightweight · vibra call · .com ready clearNET pcs F 1 * Unique ClearGlo backlighting · small size, only 5 oz. 3 hours talk time & 4 days * stand-by time · .com ready *after mail-in rebate on new activation speaker phone virba call paging capabilities see-through flip call stacking direct connect (tw o way) hands free .com ready missed calls log United fine Offer, * dual band voice activated · voice memo · vibra call · .com ready after mailnn bate on new activation · No Contracts · N o Set Up Fee · Exact Pricing! · A ll Plans Includes Caller ID, Voice M a il & Call Waiting · Ask about our new monthly plans: >0 minlmo. outgoing plus free incoming calls Ask A b o u t O u r P a y & T a lk $ 1 0 IMEUNE INECTIONS OAKVILLE mrr. moi s A i 1 -- M. L i -- -I 4129 Harvester Road, Burlington 333-1135 or 1-888-PH0NE-88