Oliver “Bud” Hendren, a revered auto mechanic, maven tinkerer and loving family man whose endless supply of jokes brought joy to all who knew him, passed away peacefully in his sleep near his home in Point Reyes Station on August 3. He was 84. 

A U.S. Veteran and the former proprietor of Bud’s Auto Service, in Point Reyes, Bud spent much of his life repairing cars and mending hearts with socket wrenches, sweat and relentless…