Bud Smyth has passed away. He died in December, 2019. We are working on verifying the actual day. Smyth cause of death is not said yet.
We found out about Smyth’s death through a Twitter post by Meredith Mapes.
“Bud Smyth passed away. One of the original Iditarod innovators – I ran my first iditarod qualifiers with a dog that belonged to Bud, borrowed from him and his son Cim. A good dog musher, race marshal, and person. He will be missed”
Bud Smyth passed away. One of the original Iditarod innovators – I ran my first iditarod qualifiers with a dog that belonged to Bud, borrowed from him and his son Cim. A good dog musher, race marshal, and person. He will be missed #MusherTwitter
— Meredith Mapes (@alaskandoggirl) December 15, 2019