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11/29/08 - NNHS Newsletter - Margaret Buckley
Margaret Ann Buckley |
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Dear
Friends and Schoolmates,
The sad news continues to compound. Margaret Buckley, older sister
of
Eleanor Buckley
Nowitzky ('59) of NC and
Carol Buckley Harty ('65)
of NC, aunt of
Shari D. Chapman of VA, and first cousin of
Cheryl White Wilson
(John Marshall HS - '64) of VA,
Stuart
Atkinson (Warsaw HS - '63) of VA
Jean Atkinson Mallory (Rappahannock HS / John Marshall HS - '65)
of VA, and
Jim Atkinson
(John
Randolph Tucker HS - '77), passed away in
Madison Heights, Virginia on Friday, November 28, 2008 at 12:25 AM at the age of 73.
To Be Published in the Fayetteville Observer - 12/04/08: |
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Margaret Ann Buckley |
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MADISON HEIGHTS, VA - Margaret Ann Buckley, 73, passed away on Friday,
November 28, 2008. Born August 6, 1935 in Richmond, Va., she was the oldest child of Dr. Robert Buckley and Maxine Frix Buckley, both of whom predeceased her. Margaret suffered a
cerebral hemorrhage when she was three days old which left her handicapped
in many ways, yet her sense of humor was delightfully off the wall, she was
an expert mimic, and few people enjoyed classical music more than she. Whitten Funeral Home of Lynchburg is in charge. Arrangements are incomplete. Burial will be private. A memorial service will be held at a later date. |
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From John Murden ('60) of VA - 11/28/08 - "Sincerest Condolences":
Carol,
Please accept our sincerest condolences on the loss of your sister.
Having lost my brother in June, I can feel the loss you are enduring. It is a shock when someone who has been around for you all of your life is suddenly not there.
Please take the time you need for yourself; we understand and share your concerns at this time.
God bless you for all you do for us NNHSers.
John
Thank you, John.
From Ron Miller ('59) of NC - 11/28/08:
Thank
you, Ron.
In one sense you were correct; the three of us never lived at home together.
Margaret left home exactly a year and a day before I was born. But the
connecting bond was real and remained, if only in my mind for now, but always in
the eternities.
From Carrie Forrest Fox ('52) of VA - 11/28/08 - "Sister":
Thank
you, Carrie.
I'm so sorry for your loss! I will keep you in my prayers as well.
From the President of the Class of 1965,
Joe Wingo of NC - 11/28/08:
Dear Carol,
Please accept my sincere condolences over the loss of your sister.
While she had a full life I’m sure, we are never fully prepared for the parting of a loved one.
Know I will hold you and your family in my prayers tonight.
God Bless,
Joe
Thank
you, Joe.
I really appreciate that. I like to believe that Margaret's life was full
in its own way; I know she enriched the lives of others.
From Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of
VA - 11/28/08 - "Sorrow for Your Loss":
Dear Carol,
My heart breaks for
you at the loss of your beloved sister Margaret. I pray God gives you and
your family peace, comfort and strength to endure this very emotional
period. I wish I could do more to help other than to tell you how sorry I
am. I have one sister, Mary Lively, who is 70 and I would be
devastated if I should lose her.
Please feel free
to email me if you just need someone to listen. I'm a very good
listener. I so wish there was more I could say or do to help. Just know
my love and sympathy are with you and your dear family.
With deepest regrets, ![]() |
Thank you
so much, Joyce.
From Sydney Dearing ('56) of TN
- 11/28/08 - "Margaret Buckley":
Thank you
very much, Sydney.
I appreciate that so much. As we were not raised together, and indeed had
very limited contact with one another except in the repetition of treasured
family memories, it would be easy to assume I really feel no loss - especially
not when compared to that felt by Eleanor or Shari, or our cousin,
Clarke Booth (Wakefield
HS -
'57 - of FL), who were all very close to her. Yet somehow, that is not
the case. I suppose that's because in my childhood fantasies, we all lived
together - as one day we will again..
From Norris Perry (Warwick HS - '59) of VA - 11/28/08:
I am so sorry to hear about your sister. Older siblings are real comforts in most lives. You want to talk about it? Hopefully she is in a better place.
Thank you
so much, Norris.
Of that, I am absolutely certain. Reflecting back, I think the main
comfort I felt from Margaret was just knowing she was there - a link to our past
and all the other relatives who preceded her.
From Melody Clendenin DeBerry
(Warwick HS - '66) and
Jimmy DeBerry ('64) of VA - 11/28/08 -
"Sympathy":
Thank s
so much, sweet Melody and Jimmy.
From Pam Larmer ('62)
of VA - 11/28/08 - "The loss of your sis":
Carol;
Did I see correctly that you lost your
oldest Sis? It was almost not seen by me. If you did lose your sis, I am so very
sorry.
Please know that I am thinking about you.
Love,
Pam Larmer
Traugott
Yes, ma'am, I did - and I really appreciate your thoughts.
Thank you, Pam.
From Charlie Snead ('64) of NC -
11/28/08:
I'm very sorry about the loss of your sister. Remember
you have many friends/classmates who care for you and about your loss.
Charlie
Thank you
so much, Charlie.
From Jean Poole Burton
('64) of RI - 11/28/08 - "Had no idea you had any other sister than
Eleanor... ":
Why have we never heard about Margaret??? So sorry to hear that you have lost her.
Love, Jeanb
I'm sorry, Jean. I thought I had mentioned her several times
in the past when she had threatening health issues, but perhaps I only did that
in personal emails, rather than in the Newsletter. I suppose most of my
friends who knew of Margaret have passed on themselves. Thank you for your
note and love.
From Jerry Blanchard ('62) of VA - 11/29/08:
To the real "Sweet Angel" of this site, I wish to
add my deepest regrets on the passing of your sister. Our prayers are with you
and your family.
Jerry B.
What a
sweet thing to say! Thank you so much, Jerry.
From Eleanor
Buckley Nowitzky ('59) of NC - 11/29/08 - "Margaret":
Thank you
for sharing your memories, Eleanor. I love you.
My own real (as opposed to borrowed) memories of Margaret are limited mostly to our visit in June of 1961 following Clarke's graduation from VMI - and how she sang "God Bless America" through with us without missing a word or a note, having probably not heard it in who knows how many years.
My other
brightest recollection was from the day of her 50th Birthday Party, shown in the
above picture. There were twelve of us together there, and we sang.
We sang every song we could recall that we thought she'd know, happy songs and
pretty songs and silly songs, and then we sang all the old hymns (I chose
"Abide with Me" for her Newsletter because it was one of her favorites; it
always made her cry), and then we sang all the Christmas carols and songs,
even though it was early August. We sang and we sang and we sang - in
unison and in harmony - and we laughed and laughed - and it was such a great
day!
From Ruth Ann Reece Horace ('67) of FL - 11/29/08:
Thank you
so much, Ruthie.
You're right; it is a great and wondrous blessing and comfort.
From My Friend, Judy, of IL - 11/29/08 - "RE: Margaret Buckley":
That's so
true. Thank you, Judy-Judy.
From the Head
Cheerleader of 1958, Evelyn Fryer Fish of TX
- 11/29/08:
Dear Carol,
I am so sorry for your loss of your sister.
Lv, ev
Thank you
so much, Sweet Ev.
From Brownie Shaffer Haracivet
('62) of VA - 11/29/08 - "Loss of Sister":
Thanks so
much, Brownie.
From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 11/29/08:
Thank
you, Sweet Adonis.
That is a great comfort to us both.
From Dimples Dinwiddie Prichard ('58) of NC -
11/29/08:
Carol,
I am so very sorry to hear about the passing of your sister, Margaret.
You and
Eleanor have my prayers. She is long
last at well deserved peace in the arms of her maker !
Dimples
That's exactly so, Dimples -
thanks so much.
From
Glenn Dye
('60) of TX - 11/29/08:
Thank you so much, Glenn.
From
Jean Baker Howell ('69) of VA - 11/29/08:
Carol,
So sorry to hear about your sister. You and your sister are in my prayers.
Take care, Jean Baker Howell '69.
Thank you, Jean. We
very much appreciate that.
From
Patsy Bloxom Meider ('57) of
NC - 11/30/08 - "Your sister Margaret Buckley":
Thank you
so much, Patsy.
I'm still in shock over Connie's passing myself, though obviously not in the
same way nor to the same extent you are.
From
My Friend, Joseph Mansfield, of CA - 11/30/08 - "Re: Margaret Buckley":
My condolences on the passing of Margaret. I hope all is well.
Thank you, Sweetie. I
appreciate that.
From My #6 Son,
Dale Harty (Hillsboro HS, IL / American School, IL
- '02) of MA - 11/30/08 - "Margaret":
Mom and Aunt Eleanor,
Wow, I'm a little taken aback at the news of Margaret's passing. By all
accounts I'm sure she is far happier now in paradise with friends and family and
freedom from impairment. I know that doesn't necessarily make it easy to cope
with, but it is a great blessing knowing what we do about God's plan of
salvation.
I was at the (Boston LDS) temple on Friday night doing an endowment session and
some sealings with
Diana (Lyons Harty - Portsmouth
HS, NH / Eastlake
HS, CA - '05 - of
MA) . We got to seal some children to their parents, family files - the
submitters were there, but allowed us to sit in proxy for the parents. The
spirit there was beautiful. Such a pervading calm and peace; a brightness of
hope and love fills every space of the temple, but nowhere quite so tangibly as
in the sealing rooms. Diana and I were the witness couple for the session, and
I beat her through the veil and was waiting for her in the Celestial Room. As I
waited, I wondered what it would be like to wait in heaven for her. As time
ticked by, I began to anticipate her arrival more and more. I got excited
knowing that very soon she would appear and I could take her in my arms.
Finally she crossed the threshold and I smiled at her and said, "Hello, my
sweetheart", as I took her in my arms. As I held her she told me that she had
just been imagining the very same thing as I as she walked into the room and saw
me waiting.
I can only imagine the reunion
that took place in heaven on that very night. The unspeakable joy at reunion at
even the thought of her meeting her waiting parents makes my eyes a little
inexplicably damp. I love you, and I'll be praying for the both of you.
Love,
Dale
Thank you so much, my
Sweetie-Weetie.
I'm so thankful you had that experience at that very time.
From George Helliesen ('61) of MI - 11/30/08:
Thank you so much, George.
I deeply appreciate your words.
Several of us now have had spiritual
experiences related to Margaret's death within the last few days and hours, sure
affirmations of her joyous reunions, and our faith is holding and being promoted
nicely.
From Cheryl Mays Howard ('66) of VA -
11/30/08 - "Sympathy":
Thank you, Cheryl.
That scripture is a favorite of mine.
From Jay Styles ('68) of VA - 11/30/08:
Thank you so much, Jay
Sweetie.
From My Friend, Leslie
King Penrod (St.
Charles HS, MO - '66) of NC - 11/30/08:
Carol,
I’m sorry to hear about your sister’s death...... I’ve got a sister who is 73 also, and she may not live much longer as she has pancreatic cancer, and she has not done very well since it was diagnosed about 9 months ago. She’s trying hard to hang in there, though.
Leslie
Thank you, Leslie.
I had not heard of your sister's illness; I'll keep her in my prayers.
From My Friend, Susan Thomas of NC - 12/01/08:
Carol and Eleanor,
I am sorry to hear of the loss of your sister Margaret. May your fond memories
of her comfort you during this time of sorrow.
Love to both,
Susan
Thank you so much,
Susan.
From Jo Ann Stewart ('64) of Northern VA - 12/01/08:
Carol--I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your sister.
Jo Ann Stewart
Thank you, Jo Ann.
From Michael Jeffers of VA - 12/01/08 - "Your Sister Margaret":
Michael
Michael Darlin', I was still numb and reeling from the news of your
dear sister
Susie's
(Jeffers Garrett - '63) passing when my own sister died eight days
later. Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers; you still have
mine as well.
From Butch ('63) and Ethel Ragland of CO -
12/01/08 - "Ref: Your Sister's Passing":
Hello Carol,
I am very sorry to hear of your sister's passing and
wanted to extend my best wishes and prayer's during this time of great
sadness for you and your family!
May God Bless each of you and assist you through these
coming days.
God Bless,
Butch & Ethel Ragland
(NNHS-63)
Colorado Springs, CO
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Thank you, Butch and Ethel.
As always, I am touched by your tender thoughtfulness.
From My Friend, Emily
Adams Bangerter (West HS, UT - '93) of NC -
12/01/08:
Carol, I just got your email about your older sister
passing away. Thank you for sending me the web page you made about it. I think
the world of you and Eleanor - I'm sorry for your loss.
Love, Emily
Thank you so much, Emily. We love you,
too.
From Bob ('61) and
Elizabeth Feathers (Hampton HS) Buchan of
VA - 12/01/08 - "Your sister Margaret":
Dear Carol,
We are so sorry to learn of the loss of your sister. Please know that our
thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. We hope you will find comfort
during this difficult time from the love and concern of your many friends.
Bob and Elizabeth Buchan
Thank you so much, Bob and Elizabeth.
We truly appreciate that.
From Mary Markiewich Hux ('67) of VA -
12/04/08 - "PASSING OF YOUR SISTER":
CAROL,
I AM SO SORRY TO
HEAR OF YOUR SISTER'S PASSING SO CLOSE TO THE HOLIDAYS. MY THOUGHTS AND
PRAYERS WILL BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY DURING THIS SEASON. I
KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO LOSE SOMEONE YOU LOVE. MY SISTER,
JOAN MARKIEWICH FOSTER, CLASS OF '64, LEFT US ON
DEC. 27, 1996. I STILL MISS HER EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. SHE AND I
WERE PRACTICALLY JOINED AT THE HIP; OUR HUSBANDS WERE SO JEALOUS OF OUR
CLOSE RELATIONSHIP... WE FINISHED EACH OTHER SENTENCES.
BUT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR IS ESPECIALLY HARD, SO KEEP UP THE GOOD
MEMORIES AND YOU WILL BE FINE...
SPECIAL LOVE, MARY MARKIEWICH HUX '67
Thank you so very much, Mary. I
appreciate your tender thoughts, and I'll be thinking of you through this
difficult season.
Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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PERSONAL WEB SITE:
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Carol Buckley
Harty
219 Four Ply Lane
Fayetteville, NC 29311-9305
910-488-9408
Abide with Me
Words by Henry F. Lyte, 1847
Music by William H. Monk, 1861
Abide with me; fast falls the
eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.
Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word,
But as Thou dwell'st with Thy disciples, Lord,
Familiar, condescending, patient, free.
Come not to sojourn, but abide with me.
Come not in terrors, as the King of kings,
But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings;
Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea.
Come, Friend of sinners, thus abide with me.
Thou on my head in early youth
didst smile,
And though rebellious and perverse meanwhile,
Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee.
On to the close, O Lord, abide with me.
I need Thy presence every passing hour.
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.
Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
"Abide with Me" midi courtesy of http://www.mommydearest.com/midi.html - 06/01/06
"Abide with Me" lyrics and available history courtesy of http://synergy_2.tripod.com/lyrics/abide.html - 06/01/06
Greg Olsen Paintings courtesy of http://gregolsengallery.com – 03/15/05
John Marshall High School's Justice Scale clip art courtesy of
Cheryl White Wilson (JMHS - '64) of VA - 10/13/05
Thanks, Cheryl!
Orange Tiger Paw Print courtesy of http://www.henrico.k12.va.us/hs/tucker/resources/about.htm - 11/12/07
Pastel Divider Lines clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars7.html - 05/24/06
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06
Thanks, Al!
Marine Corps Seal clip art
courtesy of the late
Herbert Hice of MI
- one of my
Famous Marines
who served in the South Pacific
during WWII.
Thanks again, Herbie!
Air Force Seal clip art courtesy of http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/celebrate/milsongs.htm - 07/07/06
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Hillsboro High School's Topper (Band Version) clip art courtesy of
http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/activities/music2/Band/bio.html
- 06/07/08
Thanks, Mark!
American School Logo courtesy of http://www.americanschoolofcorr.com/grads.asp - 09/05/06
Eastlake High School Logo courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/ehslearningcenter/ - 10/17/07
St. Charles High School's Pirate Logo courtesy of http://www.stcharles.k12.mo.us/schigh/web2009/index.html - 12/08/08
West High School's Panther Logo courtesy of http://west.slc.k12.ut.us/ - 12/08/08
Hampton High School's Crab clip art courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ - 10/02/05