Erdwin Henry”Bud” Pfuhl Jr., 85, passed away March 14, 2013. In 1946, Bud enlisted and served two years in the U.S. Navy. In 1948, while working for the Southern Pacific Railroad in San Francisco, his interest in sociology was sparked. He attended two years at San Mateo Junior College and then went on to Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., where he continued his study of sociology, graduating in 1952. After Whitman, Bud and his wife moved to Idaho where he enrolled in the masters program at the University of Idaho in Moscow and achieved a masters of sociology in 1954. He was awarded his Ph.D. in sociology from Washington State University in 1961. While completing his requirements for the Ph.D., Bud relocated back to Walla Walla where he worked as an assistant professor at Whitman. Over the years, his teaching career also took him to the University of Vermont in Burlington, and ASU in Tempe, Ariz. Bud leaves his wife, Joan, of 59 years, a son, two daughters, a brother and six grandchildren. A celebration of life is planned this summer at the family's home on Swan Lake, Montana. Memorials may be made to the Glacier Symphony and Chorale, 720 S. Main St., Kalispell, MT 59901, an organization Bud strongly supported and enjoyed during his life. Friends are encouraged to visit www.buffalohillfh.com to leave notes of condolence for the family.