A note from Bud's former patient:

Hi Bud,

On this day 10 years ago, you de-fibbed me after I had suffered a heart attack. I realize it was your job and if it hadn't been you, it would have been someone else. But the fact is, it was you. Thanks to you, I was able to:

*Meet and marry my wife

*Be found by a half-sister I didn't know I had

*Have grandkids who think I'm a hoot

*Reunite with several old friends

*Get in better shape and rediscover biking

*See my favorite group, Little Feat, three times

*Drink margaritas in Progresso, Mexico

*Have lots of great meals and good times

I didn't really have a chance to thank you as they bundled me up and airlifted me to Ann Arbor, so consider this a belated thank you for a job well done. It was much appreciated.

~J.H.