Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 04:54:08 :
Independent Journal
Monday, July 21, 1980
DONALD A. BUCKLEY
Donald A. Buckley, a retired County of Marin employee, died Sunday at a local hospital. He was 71. Buckley was a native of Tacoma, Wash.
Survivors include his wife, Dolores G. Buckley; two children, John Buckley and Arithis Gordon; a step-daughter and six grandchildren.
Burial will be private.
[Note: a death notice in the same paper adds that his stepdaughter was named Dolores Alcott.]
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Independent Journal
Tuesday, July 22, 1980
DONALD A. BUCKLEY
A private funeral has been held for Donald A. Buckley of Novato, a retired county employee who had lived in Marin for 69 years.
Buckley died Sunday in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 71.
Born in Tacoma, Wash., he moved to Marin with his family when he was 2. During World War II, he worked at Hamilton Air Force Base and Mare Island Naval Shipyard, later going to the Marian Civic Center.
He was a member of the painters’ union, and during World War II was active in the volunteer Harbor Defense Patrol of San Francisco.
He is survived by his wife, Dolores Buckley; a son, John Buckley of Clear Lake; a daughter, Arithis Gordon; a step-daughter, Dolores Alcott of Napa; and nine grandchildren.
The family prefers memorial contributions to St. Anthony’s Dining Room, care of Father Alfred B. Oddekker, 121 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco.
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