When my cousin called me and told me about Bud Walpole being fired from coaching due to claims of racism, I sounded like an owl, “Who?” Who?” I asked. I like many who have known Bud all of our lives, was stunned. Bud Walpole is one of the kindest Christian gentlemen I have ever known. If Bud Walpole thought he was hurting anyone, he would do what he always tell the young people he influences, “Do the right thing.” This is reflected in Bud’s class act apology,