Bud Williams (1932-2012)

An Original Thinker, a Hard Taskmaster, a Brilliant Mind.

To live to be of a certain age is an achievement, and to live a life which is full and interesting is something that many of us can only reflect upon.

Not so the life of Bud Williams, his life on the whole has been one of many accomplishments.

So it is an honour to pay our respects to a man who has been productive and successful in his life’s work and whose path is marked by considerable achievements.

Bud Williams was one of the few individuals who powerfully influenced the world in which he lived.

He simply did what he believed was right, never any fanfare or emotion, just clear, simple and concise. Bud never tried to complicate life or business and he sometimes couldn’t understand why ‘we’ couldn’t see or get things. For him, it was simple.

His purpose in life, he said, was to make things better … for animals and for agriculture and he did this the world over. He never set out to do that, it just came into being and he and Eunice saw a need.

His approach to stock handling and livestock marketing was as unique as he was.  They were truly pioneering and ground breaking.

Bud and Eunice were unique in every aspect, a team, solid and dependable.

There would be no KLR if not for Bud & Eunice Williams. We, Jim & Terry, Grahame & Ros, Rod & Isobel have been blessed in a way that is difficult to fully comprehend.

To have had the opportunity to be tutored by, to work with and to have shared a friendship with a man of Buds’ calibre has been simply a remarkable experience.

His generosity in sharing his knowledge with us and his encouragement and passionate determination that we share that knowledge with others is a legacy that has changed the world for many people.

Poignantly we acknowledge this debt and reluctantly we say goodbye.

Bud died as he had lived, without fuss, without fanfare, simply slipping away leaving us richer, wiser and more capable than when he found us.

Farewell Bud.

Knight, Lindsay & Rees Families