Cloyde F. ''Bud'' Coffman, Jr., 61, of Mishawaka, Ind., passed away on Friday night, Feb. 20, at the South Bend Memorial Hospital.

He is survived by his two sons, Brian S. Coffman and Chris M. Coffman, both of Mishawaka; his daughter, Michelle A. Liggett of Daniels, W.Va.; and by his brother, William A. Coffman of South Bend, Ind.

The viewing will be held at 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday at the McGann Funeral Home in South Bend.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the same location as the viewing. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery following the funeral.

Bud was a retired South Bend police officer after 23 years of service, and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police (F.O.P.).

As a young man he served four years in the U.S. Air Force.

After retirement from the South Bend Police Department, he took up the security supervisor position at Indiana University at South Bend. During his spare time he became a published poet and author of books.

Throughout his life and, up until the end, he was a well-known accomplished musician in the community, as demonstrated through band involvement and the amazing manner in which he could play the sax. He even managed to obtain a bit part in the movie ''Midnight Run.''

Bud never stayed in one place long enough to allow grass to grow beneath his feet. He lived his life to its fullest potential and he continues to do so in all of us.