Byron (Bud) Hershall Donahue, 88, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at the Sheridan VA Medical Center in Sheridan, WY after a brief illness. Byron was born on January 8, 1931 in Sheridan, WY to Hershall and Evelyn (Currie) Donahue. After graduating from Sheridan High School in 1949, he attended and graduated from Colorado A&M where he earned a degree in engineering. After college, he entered the Air Force; he was honorably discharged from the Armed Forces and Wyoming Air National Guard as First Lieutenant in 1962.  Byron became a career pilot for United Airlines and flew for 34 years; he achieved the rank of, and retired as, DC-10 Captain. He met his wife, Verla, at a hospital where she was a nurse. They married in 1953 and raised two sons, Sam and Steve. Due to his career, they lived in many places across the country but loved living in Evergreen and Red Stone, Colorado for many years. They moved back home to Wyoming after their grandchildren were born. Byron enjoyed golf, fly fishing, and square dancing with his wife. He loved spending time with his grandchildren most of all. He is preceded in death by his parents and his brothers, Duane and Tom. He is survived by his wife Verla, sons Sam (Deb) and Steve (Kathy), grandchildren Cody (Jessica) and Katie (Caleb), great grandchildren Sadie, Kendal, and Corbin, and many other family members. Celebration Of Life will be held, Friday, January 10, 2020, at 1:00 pm with Reverend Kevin Jones, at Kane Funeral Home. A reception to follow at Kane Reception Hall. Inurnment will take place in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Kane Funeral Home has been entrusted with local arrangements.