C. E. (Bud) Lewis died at age 88 after a courageous, but quick battle with pancreatic cancer at his home in Castle Pines, Colorado on Feb. 16, 2023. Bud lived a life of travel, and shared his passion for his Kansas heritage with his family and friends. A life well lived, well-traveled and full of friends, family and love is exactly what Bud was blessed with.

Born to Emmett and Verda Fogo Lewis in Burr Oak, Kansas, on Nov. 23, 1934, Bud was raised on the family farm that was homesteaded in the 1880s. In 1953, Bud graduated from Burr Oak High School and attended Kansas State University. Bud stud...