Boyd E. Hornor III ’59

Buck died Dec. 6, 2016, in Sacramento, Calif., from complications due to Parkinson’s disease.

Buck grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., attending high school there. He was active in Boy Scouts and achieved Eagle Scout rank. A politics major at Princeton, he became secretary of Whig-Clio, sang with the freshman Glee Club, ate at Quadrangle, and served on the Undergraduate Council staff and Orange Key.

Following graduation, Buck worked for JFK-LBJ in 1960 and earned a law degree from the University of Virginia Law School in 1962. A Ford-sponsored fellowship program took him to India and Nigeria the following year, then back to the United States to work with the State Department inspector general of foreign assistance. In 1964, he did advance work for LBJ. After that, he had a brief stint with a Los Angeles law firm, then a post as deputy district attorney for Santa Barbara (Calif.) County. Finally in 1969, he became a sole practitioner, and remained so throughout the remainder of his career.

Twice divorced, in 1991 Buck married Diane Reese in the Christian Community, the church related to the work of anthroposophy, to which Buck became devoted in the 1970s. He described it as “bringing the ancient mystery wisdom together with Christianity into Esoteric Christianity.”

Buck is survived by Diane and three children from his second marriage. We have sent condolences.