William Buckbee Jr.

William "Bill" Leonard Buckbee, Jr., born August 11, 1937, died Saturday morning, May 7, 2011, of natural causes in Big Spring, TX.

Bill was born in Eastland County, and grew up in Iraan. He joined the Air Force after graduating high school and served for more than 20 years. While in the Air Force, Bill served in Spain, Antarctica, Vietnam, Japan, various southern states, and finally retired in Anchorage. Bill then worked for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company as a SCADA tech until he suffered a debilitating stroke in 1991, after which he returned to Texas. Bill lived in Odessa and San Angelo before he moved to the Texas State Veterans home in Big Spring. Bill is survived by Grace (Owens) Buckbee of San Angelo, his wife of 53 years; daughter Lynne (Buckbee) Roehling and husband Edward Roehling, and children, Wendy Roehling, Erin Roehling, and Kyle Roehling, of Eagle River, Alaska; daughter Martha Buckbee and husband Charles Harbuck, of Highland Village, Texas; and daughter Sarah Buckbee and husband Manoj Sathyaraj, of Washington, D.C. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, William Leonard Buckbee and Bernice (Bradshaw) Buckbee, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Stroke Association (www.strokeassociation.org) or your preferred health charity.