Noah Therman "Bud" Smith

Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission — Tallahassee, FL

Accident Veteran

End of Watch November 30, 1954

Age 31

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Wildlife Officer Bud Smith was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of State Road 7 and Hammondville Road in Broward County. His vehicle left the roadway on an S-curve and struck a utility pole. He suffered fatal injuries when he was ejected from the vehicle. Officer Smith had served in law enforcement for 10 years. He had previously served with the Dania Police Department and was working his last shift with the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission before joining the Pompano Beach Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, 2-month-old daughter, mother, brother, and two sisters.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Wildlife Officer Smith gave the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tallahassee community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission

Location Tallahassee, FL

Platform Identity fgfwfc.leon.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 30, 1954

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Noah Therman "Bud" Smith served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Wildlife Officer Noah Therman "Bud" Smith is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, 10 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission

of 15 officers

66.7% Accident

FL — Statewide

313

of 1,008 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident