Bud Flaherty, 70, retired Pan Am pilot

Martin F. “Bud” Flaherty of Brewster, Mass., a former Pan American Airlines pilot, died at Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis Mass., on Friday, Aug. 17. He was 70 years old and the husband of Judith Fedisin Flaherty of Brewster.
Mr. Flaherty was born in Woburn, Mass., and grew up in Winchester. He graduated from Northeastern University in 1954 and entered the U.S. Navy in 1955, serving as a pilot and also flying in the Naval Reserve.
He worked for Pan American Airlines as a pilot for 27 years, retiring in 1991. He had lived in Ridgefield for many years before retiring to Brewster in 1998.
Mr. Flaherty was a member of the Airline Pilots Association and the retired Pan Am Pilots Association.
He enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, and gardening, and was an avid history buff.
Besides his wife he is survived by son Kevin P. Flaherty of Roxbury; two daughters: Deborah F. Smith of Winchester, Mass., and Diane F. McGrath of Stamford; a sister: Mary T. Flaherty of Brewster; three grandchildren, three nieces and four nephews.
A memorial mass will be celebrated in Our Lady of Cape Church, Brewster, Monday, Aug. 27, at 11 a.m.
Donations in his memory may be made to The United Cerebral Palsy, 1600 L North West Suite 100, Washington, DC.20036. Attention Development Dept.