DAVID C. BUCKLAND

I met Black Jack Davey in the seventies playing volleyball in Montana. I think we met at the Haufbrau in Bozeman, he came to play volleyball with us and from then on I considered him my friend. Whenever he was in MT he looked us up, often staying in his van at our place in between gigs.. I was always in wonder at his van--he had everything in the world in it and everything was organized. We have kept in touch through the years, and he and TJ came to visit, maybe in the last decade. ...

Davey was not only my dear friend, but also the best ski partner I have ever had. I was always guaranteed an adventure with Davey!

Davey greatly admired a group of Jamaican rappers and we listened to them all the way to Taos and back on one ski trip. Their music continued on another trip to Ski Santa Fe, where Davey was going to take off his ski boots in the parking lot for our drive home. But he began dancing to their music instead and the song lasted so long that the car battery...

This is the saddest news I have heard in a long time. Loved his laugh, sense of humor and willingness to roll up his sleeves to make this a better world.
A good man, through and through.

Davey was everything people have said and yet, so much more. It’s impossible to encapsulate a life SO full of life. But I have to try, for Davey.

If you told Davey something you thought was rather astounding, you got his trademark “Well, alright then”. His other inspiring trademark, and how he dealt with his illness, was “Onward”.

He was fluent in Spanish and a fantastic Mexican chef, both of which he always attributed to his abuela. Those of us fortunate enough...

I knew David, "Blackjack Davy" years ago when we shared a house in the South Valley of Albuquerque when I was a student at UNM, and occasionally we would run into each other around town later on. He had an infectious smile and seemed very upbeat all the time. I enjoyed his music and still listen to a tape he made for me. David will always remind me that there is joy in life and best expressed by happiness and the sharing of music, stories and laughter, and his philosophical view of...

Wow, I am deeply saddened at the passing of BlackJack Davey. David was a multi-talented genius who played the blues guitar with passion. He was also the consummate educator and fun to be around co-worker. He inspired everyone he came in to contact with and was a stranger to no one. He will be sorely missed but never forgotten. Vaya con Dios amigo!