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HOUGHTON FREEMAN Obituary

FREEMAN--Houghton. Japan Society offers its sincerest condolences to the Freeman Family on the passing of Houghton "Buck" Freeman. His leadership and extraordinary generosity has helped educate a generation of Americans about Japan and Asia and remains a legacy of his dedication to multilateral understanding.

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Published by New York Times on Dec. 7, 2010.

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Peter Rinaldo Kuketz

September 11, 2025

There are giants that stride this earth and make it a better place to live. Buck was such a man.

December 21, 2010

With aloha and warmest thoughts to the family of Mr. Freeman. We will rememeber him as a gracious and caring man who touched the lives of many people. Mr. Freeman's legacy will live forever through the choices taken by the young students who were supported by his vison, actions and wisdom. Jane Heimerdinger at `Iolani

Terry and Barry Peck

December 8, 2010

We learned of the passing of Mr. Freeman from our daughter. She is spending her Junior college year sudying language and culture in Kyoto, Japan. If it were not for the generosity of the Freeman family and Foundation she would not have had this experience. Our heartfelt sympathies and grateful appreciation.

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December 8, 2010

I send condolences from my family, upon hearing of the loss of Buck Freeman. My father, S. Whitney Landon III, was especially sorry to hear the news, as he has fond remembrances of Buck and his family. My brother, S. W. Landon IV, and I send special thoughts to Greensboro friend Graeme Freeman. Our thoughts are with you all.

Sue Tillotson

December 7, 2010

The generosity of grants from the Freeman Foundation made improvements to the Enosburgh (VT) Public Library that help the library provide service that is current and significant. Condolences to the family from your neighbors in Enosburgh. Sue Tillotson, Librarian

Mark Caprio

December 6, 2010

I am sure that I speak for the Rikkyo University (Tokyo, Japan) community in expressing my deepest condolences to the Freeman family for their loss. The Freeman Foundation generously supported American students coming to our university for a year abroad in the hopes of creating a better understanding among Japanese and Americans.

Blanche Milligan

December 6, 2010

I send all of the Freeman family my condolences on the loss of such an inspirational leader in the field of education. So many teachers and others have benefited from the generosity of the Freeman Foundation and I know the work of all of those touched by the many programs organized in the Foundations name will continue to teach about East and Southeast Asia for years to come in Mr. Freeman's memory.
Blanche Milligan, Northeast Cultural Coop

James Tunick

December 5, 2010

My deepest condolences. For many years our family was part od aig family and my dad would have been very proud to know that Buck Freeman attended his funeral in 1986 on behalf of AIG.

Jim Tunick

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