Waterford - Alex (Bud) McEwan died April 30 ^th .  He was 99 years old. He was born to Alex and Jesse McEwan of Highland Park, IL and spent his early years there. He was drafted into the U.S. Army May 1941 and discharged December 1945 as Master Sargent in the amphibian tank corps at Fort Ord, California.  He moved to Wisconsin in 1946 and joined Wisconsin Southern Gas Co as a sales representative. He married Katharine E. Reis of Milwaukee who was teaching in the Burlington School system. After several years in various positions with the Gas Company he was elected Vice President of Communications which included public relations and advertising, located in the Lake Geneva office. He retired from the Gas Company in 1980 with 33 years of service. He was a member for many years of the American Gas Association, Midwest Gas Association, Burlington Kiwanis Club as well as the Burlington American Legion.  Katharine McEwan died in 1993.

He is fondly remembered by his sister Margaret (Fred) Fukuchi and his children: Brian, Patricia (Dana) Chabot, Bonnie (Carl) Griswold, Sandra (James) Lewenauer, and (Sherry deceased) (Robert)Madison ; Grandchildren Chad (Renee) Griswold, Craig (Danielle) Griswold, Erin Lewenauer, and Ben Lewenauer as well as 6 great grandchildren and other nieces and nephews.

Private family services were held.

The family wishes to thank Kristy Pavlovich and staff at Waterford Senior Living for all the wonderful, loving care Dad received the last six years.

Memorials to Burlington Love, Inc. would be appreciated.