They Call Him PAPA Bud

About the Book

In this book of memoirs, older readers will find similarities to their own lives, and young readers will learn some things about the US in the twentieth century. It tells of a small town boy who joined the Navy in WWII. Then he became a successful businessman. His book has some humor, some adventure, and some description of his trade, a builder. Principles of honesty and hard work are emphasized and teen age boys, especially, will benefit by reading it.

About the Author

Prince “Bud” Revelle was born in 1927 in Fredericktown, eastern Missouri. He grew up in the small town, and joined the Navy Seabees in 1945. He had two tours of duty, one in the South Pacific, and, a few years later, after a year of college and marriage, in Adak, Alaska. His father and grandfather built houses, and Bud became a builder as well. He married a hometown girl, and they reared four successful children. He was a Sunday school teacher, a scoutmaster, a vocational school instructor, and an all ‘round good citizen. Now, at the age of 82, he has lived in three Veterans Homes, where he has had time to write his life story.