Obituary of Robert Buckingham

Robert G. "Buck" Buckingham was born November 18, 1920 in Tulsa to Henry G. and Roxie (Hodgin) Buckingham. He passed from this life Friday, September 13, 2013 in Tulsa at the age of 92. Buck was a life-long Tulsan and a 1940 graduate of Will Rogers High School. He attended The University Tulsa for a time before joining Spartan Aviation packing parachutes. In 1945, Buck entered the US Army and became a certified parachutist. After the Army, Buck joined the Tulsa Fire Department where he developed the fire hydrant maps for the city and served as Captain for much of his 25 years of service. Early in his Fire Dept. career, he worked as an electrician. That experience would eventually lead Buck to founding Buckingham Electric Co. He retired in 1989, but remained active doing electrical work until 2007. Buck was a long time member of Asbury United Methodist Church, where he participated in many Mission trips and was able to serve utilizing his electrical skills. He was a former member of the Tulsa Men's Club, the VFW and was a Shriner. He was a forever member of the Good Ole Boys. Buck was preceded in death by his parents and in 2004 by his sister, Marguerite. He is survived by his wife, Letha Lee; sons, Robert G. Buckingham, II and his wife, Barbara and K.J. "Buck" Buckingham; grandsons and their wives, Dylan and Emily, Mark and Tricia, Jason and Lisa Buckingham; 7 great grandchildren; stepdaughter, Lindy Hazen and her husband, Gary, Scott Musick, Jeff Musick and his wife, Rhonda; 7 step-grandchildren and 9 step-great grandchildren.