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After a stint in the Army from 1961-1962 Butler played baseball for the Cortland Merchants, a semiprofessional club associated with the Baltimore Orioles. Durning the `70s and the `80s, Butler turned his sights toward fast pitch softball.

A native of Homer, N.Y., Butler was employed for many years by the two local companies, Smith Corona of Cortland and Pall Corporation.

Butler and his wife, Marna, reside in Homer. They have three daughters and eight grandchildren.