Edward W. Buckley
May 7, 1917 – July 18, 2007
Edward Walter Buckley (Bud), 90, passed away on Wednesday, July 18th at his home on Stewart Ave. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Catherine Masterson in 1984. He was born and raised on the west side of Manhattan. Mr. Buckley was a resident of Garden City for 53 years, and a resident of Mattituck, NY for over 30 years. He had been a member of Cherry Valley and a parishioner of St. Joseph’s Church where his three children attended grammar school. He was a graduate of Manhattan College and proud member of the Jasper basketball team. He was a retired FBI Agent who worked out of the Manhattan office, and then the Garden City office. He then became the Director of Security at Paine Webber and retired in 1984. After retiring he became an arbitrator for the New York Stock Exchange for over ten years.
Mr. Buckley was the loving father of Shelia George of Garden City , Rosemary McDermott of Garden City and Dennis Buckley of Doylestown PA, a former resident of Garden City . Father-in-law to Raymond George, Jr., Thomas McDermott and Ellen Buckley. He had seven grandchildren to whom he was known affectionately as “Peaka,” Colleen Tariche, her husband, Rey of Garden City, Raymond George, his wife Cynthia, of Garden City, Katie McDermott, her fiancé David Laufer of Manhattan, Ryan McDermott and his wife Kimberly of Rochester, NY, Patrick Buckley and his wife Kathy of Pennsylvania, Kevin Buckley, of Hoboken, NJ and Megan Buckley of Manhattan. He had eight great-grandchildren, Connor, Nicole, and Sean Tariche, Cody, Taylor, Madison and Lauren George and Kullen McDermott. Mr. Buckley loved living in Garden City, and raising his three children on Brook Street, where he had made life long friends. He also enjoyed watching his grandchildren and great-grand children grow up here.
Always known as a “gentleman” to those who knew him, he had a unique talent for never forgetting any ones name which was known by everyone who met him.
He will be greatly missed and forever in our hearts.
We love you, Dad / Peaka.
Arrangements were by Fairchild Funeral Home. The funeral took place at St. Joseph’s Church on Monday, July 23.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to Hospice of Queens, 99 Sunnyside Boulevard Woodbury, NY 11797-2901
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UPDATE:
Dear John,
I believe that Ed is a member of the Class of 1939.
May He Rest In Peace!
Mike
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