Paul Buechner III

Paul E. Buechner III A partner of San Francisco CPA firm John H. Forbes & Co. for almost 30 years, died at his Menlo Park home on October 15 from complications of Parkinson's disease. Paul joined Forbes in 1955 and was an expert in estate planning. Forbes eventually merged into KMG Main Hurdman and subsequently into KPMG Peat Marwick. Paul retired from public accounting in 1986. He was a member of the board of directors and secretary of Green Investment Co. until 2008. Paul grew up in Alameda graduating from Alameda High School in 1946. He received a BS from the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley in 1950 and an JD from Boalt Law School in 1954. He served a year in the U.S. Army between his first and second years of law school. He is survived by Joan, his wife of 53 years; two daughters, Mary Larkin of Monterey and Jeannie Urbina of Auburn; four grandchildren, Juliette and Trinity Larkin, and Elissa and Jayson Urbina. His sister, Beverly Lewis died December 31, 2009. Paul was an active volunteer in his community. He attended Holy Trinity and then St. Bede's Episcopal churches in Menlo Park serving as senior warden and long-time member of finance committees. He was on the board of directors of the charitable Brenner Foundation and treasurer of SIRS Mid-Peninsula Branch #51. He also worked for many years at various local polling locations during elections. A memorial service will be held at St. Bede's Episcopal Church, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park on Saturday, November 6 at 12 o'clock noon. The family would appreciate anyone wanting to make a donation in Paul's memory contribute either to St. Bede's Maintenance Fund or to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 94301.