- Date Of Birth: August 16, 1929
- Date Of Death: December 24, 2009
- State: Maryland
Charles “Bud” Franklin McClure, Sr.,
Lived to 80 years and resided in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina since 2005 but was also a long time resident of Glen Burnie, Maryland. Died on Christmas Eve morning 12-24-09 in his daughter’s home with his wife by his side. Kidney failure complications caused by a long battle with prostate cancer. (Long battle with prostate cancer)
Born August 16, 1929 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania to Charles A. McClure & Lula Campbell McClure. He was an only child. He was in the air force and served during the Korean War, after his tour of duty he worked as an airplane mechanic for Trans World Airlines (TWA) until he retired.
EDUCATION
Graduated from Har-Brack High school in 1947 – Natrona Heights, PA. Sheppard Air force Base, Texas majored in Aircraft Mechanics, Pittsburg Institute of Aeronautics received diploma as a master airframe and power plant mechanic
AWARDS
Korean service medal with 3 Bronze stars, United Nations service medal, National defense service medal, and a Good conduct medal. He served with 506th periodic Maint. Sq. (SAC) at Dow Air Force Base, Bangor, Maine
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Football, Fishing, Airplanes. He enjoyed Fishing, flying (anything to do with airplanes) and Football. Loved football – favorite team Ravens, had a ravens flag waving from his garage and a reserved parking sign for ravens fans only all the way to the end. Bruce remembers a good day of a pick up game of football in the front yard at their old home on Crain highway with all the family and Bud put a real hurting on a bunch of them. In Severn, MD Bud was a member of Heritage Church of God.
His hobbies were taking care of his family, and fishing with the Wades Point Combine Fishing Club with his fishing partners Bob Pierson and Dave Christianson. He and his buddies attended a fishing tournament every September. He did win a fishing rod with this club once.
LIFE
He was a very private, humble person who never seemed to like any attention drawn to himself. He never wanted or expected any reward for himself for helping others. He was a very generous, giving person, often taking in his children’s friends and making them feel like they were family members too.
