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Stephen BUCK Obituary
January 11, 1956 - April 22, 2012
Stephen George Buck of Calgary passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at the age of 56 years. Stephen was a man of strong integrity and was blessed with many talents. His greatest passion was spending time with his family and friends skiing, cycling, and camping. Stephen was a wonderful husband and a very loyal friend. He was gifted and an accomplished engineer and enjoyed a distinguished career. Stephen will be lovingly remembered by his wife Julia; and their two daughters, Laurel and Melanie; his mother Laurel; his brothers, Martin (Irene), Jack (Tracy), and Tom (Lisa); nieces and nephews, Sarah, Josh (Michelle), Emily, Katie, and John; and cousins Jen (Auvo) and Chris. A celebration of Stephen's life will be held at Christ Church Elbow Park (3602 - 8 Street S.W.) on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. A special thanks are offered to the paramedics and staff at the Foothills Hospital for their extraordinary efforts and compassion. Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com . In living memory of Steve Buck, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park.
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joshua Buck
May 25, 2012
Hey All,
Invite you all to share your memories & to help celebrate his life.
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Joshua Buck & family
Joshua Buck
April 29, 2012
Hey all,
Thanks for all the notes, the Buck family appreciates it & I know he loved you guys. I found out that his childhood friends called him Steve BuQeen, after Steve McQueen, because he was quite the man's man. He taught me how to ski (fast), & how to actually like 120km bike rides. He was pretty fit, so this is quite a shock to us all, but we will see him again.
P.S: always remember his laugh !!!
Regards,
Joshua Buck 1:9
Valerie Bryan
April 27, 2012
Dear Julia, Laurel & Melanie; Laurel, Martin, Jack & Tom;
Please accept our deepest sympathy for the sudden loss of Stephen.
Laurel & Melanie I would like you to know that our families go way back to the times before your grandparents, Laurel & John were married. Vivian & Stephen Bryan were high school friends, even engineering buddies at university. Your Dad was named after my Dad and they shared similar careers as engineers. Our family of four girls were lucky to meet your Dad and your three uncles over the years. Your grandparents joined us for many Easter dinners at our home in Montreal, sharing stories of their youth and raising their children with my mom and our family.
Your family is in all of our hearts.
Vivian Bryan
Valerie Bryan, François, Andrea & Bryan Pellerin
Steve
The Engel's
April 27, 2012
Our hearts are broken with the news of Steve's passing!
We fondly remember the years of laughter we shared. Steve, with his happy go lucky grin, almost mischievous at times and his positive outlook on life, left that positive outlook on everybody he touched.
Steve will always be with us.
Deepest Sympathy,
Bruce & Lorna
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Ping Wu
April 27, 2012
My deepest condolence to the Buck family. I was shocked when I heard Stephen left us. He was such a nice and professional man to work with. I miss him. God blesses him.
Sarah McArthur
April 27, 2012
Dear Julia, Laurel, Melanie and the rest of the Buck family. My heart goes out to you all during this time. Over the years working with Stephen he has been a great source of wisdom, knowledge, laughter and inspiration. Stephen was so proud of his girls, always telling us about what you were up to. In my family, when someone we know passes on, we always ask my grandma to have a pot of tea ready to welcome them, so I've asked her to put on the kettle for Stephen.
Minh Huynh
April 26, 2012
My heart is broken for you to have lost Stephen so suddenly, I express my deepest condolences and sympathy. My desk at work is directly outside his office and in the year that I have been there, I have learned what an intelligent, open, and caring man he is. I would hear him talk on the phone with his family and admired how involved he was with his family and took care of them. He always had an open door and took the time to have a conversation with anyone and everyone about his passions for biking, skiing, cars, and even politics. I will truly miss his presence. Sending prayers of strength during this time.
Minh
Adi Adiele
April 26, 2012
Life they say you can never predict, It was such a surprise to me when I heard that Stephen had passed on, my prayers and thoughts are with the Buck's family. May God grant his soul eternal rest.
Nancy Peck
April 26, 2012
Dear Julia, Laurel and Melanie (Laurel, Martin, Jack, Tom and family).
Our hearts and thoughts are with you at this sad time. Memories of the Buck and Canning Families fill my mind at this time as I remember the screen doors slamming as we all would run down to the lake for a swim (Red Pine Lake in Danford Lake, Quebec). Steven and his brothers were always so fit and would laugh as they competed with each other doing handstands etc in the yard. We loved it always when the family would come up for the summer and we could hear the laughter and talking amongst the Red Pines. So to all of your family we Pecks/Wilsons send our love and prayers to all of you. All our love.
Nancy Peck and Warren (Tex) Wilson and boys, Irma and Roy Peck, Randy, John and Shane Peck and families.
Dwight Sumlak
April 26, 2012
My condolences to the Buck families.I was saddened to hear of Stephens passing.Stephen was a friend from many years ago and I will always have fond memories of skiing and camping with him.
Carmen Allen
April 26, 2012
Dear Julia, Laurel and Melanie,
We are totally perplexed and sadden by the sudden loss of our good friend Steve. Our family was looking forward to many more years of spending many more good times together drinking Steve's great beer. In the past years, we have got to know you as a family, there was always a good joke and a comfortable presence when visiting you. We will truly miss Steve. We will always treasure our memories of our time spent with your family and look forward to spending even more time with you Julia and your girls in the future. Please do not hesitate to ask if there is anything we can help you with at this time or anytime in the future. I was looking at pictures today hoping to find some of Steve and found a lovely one of your family. May God give you strength to endure your loss. Love Carmen, Cliff, Siobhan, Annemarie, Matthew, Patrick and all the rest of our family.
April 26, 2012
Julie, Laurel, and Melanie;
We were so saddened to hear of Stephen's passing. Our hearts go out to you and our prayers are with you,
Brenda, Baz and Izzy Paxton
Rodger Hubele
April 26, 2012
Dear Julia, Laurel, Melanie and Buck family,
I've known Steven from a very early age and thought the world of him. It hurts me as it does you that he is gone now. He will always be missed and in my heart.
Sincere regards,
Rodger Hubele and family
Mete Talimcioglu
April 26, 2012
I am shocked and saddened by this news. Stephen and I spent many hours on the phone while working for the Jackpine project. He was a true gentleman and a great groundwater modeler. I too wanted to continue working with him in the future. We will definitely miss him.
Shane McDonald
April 26, 2012
I'm very saddened to hear of Stephen's passing, it is shocking news. I really enjoyed working with him, he was always pleasant and professional. Stephen had a deep understanding of groundwater flow systems and modeling that is truly rare. I was looking forward to working with him in the future. He will be missed.
Shane
Barbara Phillips
April 26, 2012
Julia , girls, and brothers, and Mums,
I am so sorry for this unexpected blunt trauma that has taken Steve from your midst. He was so really there and so shall be very missed. I wish I had a magic wand to wave to take us back to lighter days of dinner together and social stuff. Whatever I can do I will try to pray peace into our lost hearts at this time. LOVE Barb
April 25, 2012
To the Buck family: my deepest sympathies. May God's peace & comfort be with you.
Ethel Schmidt
Sandy Housken
April 25, 2012
Dear Julia
My heart and prayers are with you now. Your memories of the good times will get you through this sad time. I enjoyed working with Stephen, and I know that he will be missed. Gather with your family and friends to share the memories.
Sandy Housken
April 25, 2012
My thought with the family that passing through this difficult time - May God give the family the power to overcome it.
- Krishna Singh, Calgary
Michiel Zandbergen
April 25, 2012
Dear Julia, Laurel, Melanie and the Buck family, please accept my sincere condolences for your loss. Stephen was a great guy to work with, joke with and just talk with. He will be sincerely missed. Best regards, Michiel Zandbergen
Sudhir Gupta
April 25, 2012
My sincere condolences to the Buck family; May god bless you with enough strength to go through this very sad moment. I spend last couple of months working under his guidance and found him a great human being and an excellent teacher. His advices were very helpful to me (being new in Canada) on many aspects apart from projects. He will be remembered by all of us.
Sheelagh Mercier
April 25, 2012
Dear Julia, Laurel and Mel,
We are all thinking of you at this time. I will always remember Steve as a man who was living life to the fullest - packing the car keen to take the girls on the next adventure skiing or biking!
Sincerely, the Geigers
Our beloved "Bucky"
Warren Vincent-Lambert
April 25, 2012
My sincere condolences to Julia, Laurel, Melanie and the rest of the Buck family. Stephen was an inspiration to us all. He will forever be remembered for all his passions, and appreciated for his contributions and friendship by those he worked and played with. Warren
Frederic Ghogomu
April 25, 2012
Dear Julia and family,
Could you please find through this letter my sincerest condolences on the death of Stephen Buck. I joined KCB three months ago and Stephen has been very helpful and I have some great time with him. Stephen was a devoted employee and a fantastic co-worker. Just my three months period spent with him, I noticed that he was a very skilled and devoted groundwater modeller.
Again, please accept my deepest sympathies.
Sincerely
Ian McGregor
April 25, 2012
My deepest condolences to the entire Buck family, Stephen and I shared many moments together when I was a child and he earned a very special place in my heart. I'm sure he will be missed by many. Ian McGregor
Mark Polet
April 25, 2012
As you celebrate Stephen's life, I pray God's comfort over all of you. Mark
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