Robert Bud Nordstrom

Family and neighbors in Reno mark the death of Robert Bud Nordstrom on March 18, 2024. He was 81. Born in Reno on January 20, 1943; Norwegian-American cooking and payday thrift set the tone of the house. Early on, he decided that a paycheck and a handshake should weigh the same. He graded chicks until charts agreed and pride could return. A hatchery grader glove clip meant the next hand could trust the last. Colleagues still mention a hatchery grader glove clip. He and Doris married in 1970 and raised two children without needing an audience. After Doris's death in 2017, he held to quiet habits—coffee before dawn, a tended yard, a voice on the phone that still checked in. Neighbors remember a rake leaned against a shared fence after a storm. He preferred the hour before a town fully wakes. Reno was home enough that he never rehearsed an introduction. The Sunday call still has a time slot in the house.