BUCHANAN (COL.),
Gordon J.
Kingman Daily Miner, Kingman, AZ -
Published on Sunday, December 14, 2014 -
Col. Gordon J. Buchanan, 82, passed on Nov. 26, 2014, in St. Louis,
Mo.
He was born Sept. 29, 1932, in Chicago. He was a resident of Kingman
for
10 years (1998-2004 and 2009-2012). He lived with his daughter and
family in Chesterfield, Mo., since May 2012.
He was a Marine for more than eight years and was in the Illinois
and
Missouri Air National Guard for more than 20 years. He graduated
from
the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, and was an
electrical
consulting engineer. While in Kingman, he worked for Mohave County
and
was active in the Marine Corps League, Elks, VFW and several other
local
organizations.
He is survived by his wife, Duey Buchanan; daughter, Barbie Trapp
and
her husband, Tom Trapp; and two grandsons: Chris (Trapp) Buchanan
and
Nicholas Trapp.
There will be a memorial service celebrating his life, including a
military honors ceremony, at the family gravesite in LeRoy, Ill., on
April 27, 2015.
The family welcomes notes to barbie63118@yahoo.com or at 1858 Sweet
Lake
Ct., Chesterfield, Mo. 63017.