Buckley, of St. Petersburg, FL, formerly of Brockton and Dennisport, September 1, 2006, Kevin M. Buckley, 59 years. Son of the late Daniel J. and former State Senator Anna P. (Hernan) Buckley. Brother of Daniel J. Buckley, Jr. and his wife Kathleen of Bridgewater, Paul F. Buckley and his wife Lorraine of Budd Lake, NJ, Nancy J. Buckley and her husband Gregory of Brockton and Dennisport, and Patrice A. Buckley of West Bridgewater.
A Funeral Mass will be held Friday at 11 am in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Brockton. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers donations in Kevin’s name may be made to the Kathleen “Kait” Buckley Memorial Scholarship Fund, PO Box 747, Dennisport, MA 02639.
Obituary
Kevin M. Buckley, 59 years, died Friday September 1, 2006, surrounded by his family and close friends at Kindred Hospital in Tampa, FL as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born and raised in Brockton, he was a 1967 graduate of Brockton High School and was a son of the late Daniel J. and former State Senator Anna P. (Hernan) Buckley. Kevin was a disabled veteran of the Vietnam War who served in the US Air Force.
He had been employed as Deputy Sheriff of Barnstable County, retiring in 1988. Following his retirement he moved from Dennisport, MA to Reddington Shores, FL where he had been a resident until 2003. He had been a resident of St. Petersburg since 2003, and had been employed by Crawford Insurance as a claims adjuster while living in Florida. Kevin was a member of Chapter D of the Vietnam Veterans of America Motorcyle Club in St. Petersburg, was an avid golfer, enjoyed music and was a longtime member of AA.
He is survived by two brothers Daniel J. Buckley, Jr. of Bridgewater and Paul F. Buckley of Budd Lake, NJ, two sisters Nancy J. Buckley of Brockton and Dennisport and Patrice A. Buckley of West Bridgewater, many nieces and nephews, a grand nephew and two grand nieces.