LIVINGSTON—Gordon A. Budd, 83, of Livingston, died Saturday, July 17, 2010 at home.
He was born in Stanford, NY, and was the son of J. Sterling and Olive Budd. Mr. Budd was raised on and was later the owner of a dairy farm in Stanford.
Later he and his late wife, Elaine (Erickson) Budd moved to Livingston in Columbia County.
In addition to his wife, he was predeceased by two sisters, Helen Barrett and Jane Williams.
Surviving are three sons, Alan, Bob, and Jim, all of Clinton Corners; and two granddaughters, Amy Budd of Clinton Corners and Kiersten Williams of Bolton, VT.
Mr. Budd was always on the go, besides working the dairy farm, he worked as a heavy equipment operator, and as a self-employed landscaper until last year.
Almost from day one, Mr. Budd hunted and fished with his father and has passed on those activities to his son, Jim. Mr. Budd was always ready to play croquet and horseshoes, as well as a good card game.
He was also a member of the Stanford Fire Company.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the Rhinebeck Reformed Church, at the corner of Route 9 and South Street in Rhinebeck.
Following the service there will be a reception in the Church Fellowship Hall.
Donations may be made to the Stanford Fire Company, Route 82, Stanford 12581.
Arrangements are with the Bates & Anderson—Redmond & Keeler Funeral Home in Hudson.
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By JEANETTE WOLFBERG
HUDSON–Columbia County Jail offers everybody incarcerated there for more than a few days a tablet for online activities, Captain Patrick Delaney, the jail administrator, reported in a conversation May 22. Policy forbids incarcerated individuals from keeping cellphones, laptops, or personal computers. But these tablets are designed specifically “for a correctional setting,” and people can use them for online programs and communication.
The tablets come from Viapath Technologies, which — its website says — “aims to reduce recidivism” through “technology and services for incarcerated individuals, their support network, correctional agencies, and returning citizens.” Everything on the tablets is pre-screened and pre-approved.
Individuals incarcerated in Columbia County Jail do not keep the tablets 24/7. The staff hands out the tablets at about 9 a.m. and collects them at about 10:30 p.m.
The Viapath tablets offer a variety of programs and functions, some of them free. There is no internet access, Captain Delaney said, but the available programs include education courses. Participation in any program is voluntary, Captain Delaney added.
Incarcerated individuals also use the tablets to communicate by video screen with family and significant others. The jail also has an old fashioned phone bank, the Sheriff’s Office reported. Communication in any form with people who have certain restraining orders against the individual is blocked.
Using the tablet “is a privilege, not a right,” added Captain Delaney. Though users always keep access to a law library, a central database can block a certain individual’s access to specific sites. The central database also enables looking at what somebody did with the tablet, should the need arise.
The jail is “coming up to its first year” of tablet distribution, Captain Delaney said. Columbia is one of the last counties in the state to adopt it. Some other counties have been doing it for years.
