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Gail Lumet Buckley
1937 - 2024
Gail Lumet Buckley
1937 - 2024
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BORN
1937
DIED
2024
Gail Buckley Obituary
Gail Lumet Buckley was an author and journalist whose work chronicled her family's experiences from slavery to middle class America.
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Shirley Polk
April 7, 2025
Just discovered Ms Gail Lumet Buckeky´s passing as I did a Google after watching a documentary she was featured. I was watching a PBS documentary Women of World War II: The Untold Stories, which featured Ms Buckley and her stories of her remembrance of the war effort back in the states and her mother LENA HORNE´s contribution to entertaining our US soldiers during wartime.
Ms Buckley was a very good writer. I read her first book on her family THE HORNES
many years ago when she wrote it.
I have some more cherish reading to finish from her other books on her family and the others on Africa American heritage and history.
God bless her soul and comfort her family.
Anita Dickhuth
August 26, 2024
Gail was my roommate at a Quaker boarding school in the Hudson Valley. We shared many memories then and later in life, too. My condolences to her family and May she rest in peace.
Suzanne McClain Litner
August 5, 2024
Gail and I went to boarding school together at a wonderful Quaker School in the Hudson Valley, two of the few students of color. We were both on the cheerleading team, such as it was. May she rest in peace.
RR
August 1, 2024
A brilliant journalist that was so dedicated to documenting her family´s journey and share it with so many. Sincere condolences to the Lumet and Buckley families, so very sorry for your loss, May God be with you all to help you through this very difficult time of your loss.
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Carson loveless
July 30, 2024
Condolences to her family
RH
July 30, 2024
To the family, my deepest condolences in your loss of Gail. May your fond memories of her warm your heart, and may the God of tender mercy and ALL comfort, comfort you during this time.
Elizabeth Bell
July 29, 2024
RIP Gail
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