Pablo A. Trujillo Jr. was born on October 11, 1934 in a dugout near Seneca Creek, between Clayton and Moses in the northeast corner of New Mexico. His bassinet was a bureau drawer, draped with a towel to protect him from the blowing dust of the Dirty Thirties. He spent his early life in the remote ranchlands of the open sky country before the family moved to Clayton. A ranch hand always greeted him as "Little Buddy" and the moniker stuck. At age 14 his family moved to the Texhoma, Oklahoma area as his father became foreman of the Anchor D Ranch. He graduated from Texhoma High School in 1952, then spent a year as a ranch hand at the Anchor D and a rodeo cowboy. His lifelong motto became "'sic 'em!".

Bud Trujillo enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1953 and was soon deployed to Korea. In his twenty years in the Corps, he achieved the top rank of Mastery Gunnery Sergeant, during which time he also completed three tours in Vietnam, including serving as Director of Artillery Communications during the siege of Khe Sahn. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1973. In 2008 his service career was recognized with the honor of Veteran of the Week at the Oklahoma State Capitol.

After retirement from the military, Bud settled his family in Guymon, Oklahoma. He worked for two years at Shorty's Electric, helping in the construction of the Guymon High School. He then joined the Panhandle Telephone Cooperative and spent twenty years supporting the communication needs of the Panhandle community. Following his telephone company retirement, he returned to full time ranching as he and his treasured wife Patricia took on the operation of her family's ranch, the Rafter H, north of Texhoma and adjacent to the Anchor D. Together they carved and crafted a parkland paradise among the sagebrush and tumbleweeds which they called the Round Tuit Ranch. Here they hosted many family and community gatherings and sustained the herd of Durham cattle first established by Pat's grandparents in 1917.

Bud Trujillo was a true friend to many in the Panhandle, particularly the Guymon and Texhoma area. He is known for his kindness and never passing by one who was in need, while also sharing humor. He was an avid sportsman, enjoying fishing and hunting. He was a deadeye sharpshooter, once shooting fifty straight bullseyes from 500 yards during his Marine Corps training. He was a devout member and Elder of the Panhandle Bible Center, now Connection Church. Deeply committed to family, he and Pat logged endless miles traveling to visit and support those from coast to coast and four directions. They also enjoyed many sites and attractions throughout the nation. They particularly relished eateries.

Committed to honoring military service, Bud Trujillo always greeted a servicemember or veteran with "thank you for your service", offering them a special ballcap of honor, and regularly gave Veteran's Day talks at the Guymon school, where he encouraged several to pursue military service. Having both Spanish and Native American heritage, he had a deep appreciation for the image and symbolism of the End of the Trail sculpture, a tribute to the losses and suffering of Native Americans on the Trail of Tears.

Bud Trujillo was preceded in death by his parents, Pablo and Josephine Trujillo, siblings: Nickie Blake, Gene Trujillo, Caroline Bullard, Christie Giron, John Trujillo, Sally Dwyer, and in infancy JB Trujillo, Tommy Ray Trujillo, and Josephine Trujillo, and grandson Daniel Mahlke.

He is survived by his loving wife of sixty-seven (and a half) years, Patricia, five children: Kim Chill, Paul Trujillo and wife Ann, Timothy Trujillo and wife Lenise, Tom Trujillo, and Teresa Mathis and husband Jay; eleven grandchildren: Brian Chill, Brendon Chill and wife Molly, Zach Trujillo and wife Amanda, Paige Trujillo, Kylie and husband Jake Simmons, Trevor Trujillo and wife Jacque, Taryn Trujillo and fiancé Geoff Park, Tucker Deviney, Cameron Mathis and wife Jennifer, Courtney Cucchi, and Coleman Mathis, and twelve great grandchildren: Madelyn Chill, Alfie Chill, Logan and Nora Trujillo, Tobin Mahlke, Jasper Moore, Ella and Titus Trujillo, Oliver Cucchi, and Bennett, Judah, and Goldie Park.  He is also survived by three loving siblings: Pauline Hass, Ted Trujillo, and Anna Marie Rhoads and husband, Jerry; and a throng of nieces and nephews who called him "Uncle Buddy".

Bud Trujillo died on January 18, 2024 in the arms of his loving wife Pat and was welcomed home by his Heavenly Father. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

The family will greet friends at the Bunch - Roberts Funeral Home on Friday evening, January 26th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.  Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon, January 27th at 2:00 p.m. at Connection Church, 1901 N. Lelia with Jim Jamieson and Rev. Dr. Dallas McGlasson officiating.  Interment with military honors will follow at the Texhoma Cemetery.

Memorials in memory of Bud can be made to Connection Church and will be accepted at the Bunch - Roberts Funeral Home, PO Box 1112, Guymon, OK 73942.  Friends can sign the online guestbook and leave condolences at www.bunchroberts.com .