Bud Asher
| Bud Asher | |
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| Mayor of Daytona Beach, Florida | |
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In office November 7, 1995 – 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Carpenella |
| Succeeded by | Yvonne Scarlett-Golden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 27, 1925 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Died | July 5, 2013 (aged 88) |
| Spouse(s) | Dawn Ioviero Asher |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
Baron Henry "Bud" Asher (May 27, 1925 – July 5, 2013) was an American politician, football coach and former lawyer. Asher served as the Mayor of Daytona Beach, Florida, for eight years from 1995 until 2003. Before becoming mayor, Asher was elected as a Daytona Beach City Commissioner in 1983, a position he held for twelve years from 1983 to 1995.
Asher was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 27, 1925, to Baron Hirsch Asher and Erna Fromme. He graduated from the new defunct Tech High in Atlanta. He enlisted with the U.S. Navy in 1943 during World War II, serving on board the USS Bunker Hill and USS Bennington, which were part of a larger torpedo squadron in the Pacific Theater. He saw action at campaigns and battles in the Philippines, Iwo Jima, Guam, Palau, Formosa (Taiwan) and Okinawa. Asher received two Air Medals, as well as theater ribbons and unit citations, for his service in the Navy during the war.
He initially attended the University of Tennessee after the war, but transferred to the University of Georgia, where he earned both his bachelor's degree and law degrees. (He later served as the secretary of the Georgia Bulldog Club, the university's Athletic Association fundraising arm).
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