Roy Carroll Buckmaster Obituary

Roy Carroll Buckmaster attended Rex Putnam High School in Milwaukie, OR. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Roy Carroll Buckmaster.

Graduation Year	Class of 1972
Date of Passing	Nov 02, 2003
About	"News - theworldlink.com - Serving the Great South Coast of Oregon www.theworldlink.com, 5 Nov 2003 The Iraq trip was to have been Buckmaster's last military-related mission, said his brother John, a Lake Oswego doctor. ... "He was very good at what he did," John Buckmaster said. "He was not reckless.He knew it was dangerous, no matter how careful you are." John Buckmaster said his brother's death has made him question how the war in Iraq is being handled."I feel that the ball's pretty much been dropped," he said. Buckmaster worked for EOD Technology, a Tennessee-based company that disposes of unexploded ordnance and munitions. Buckmaster was working with captured Iraqi ammunition, destroying 100 tons of ordnance a day. He leaves behind his wife, Aida; his mother, Laverne; four children; two sisters; four brothers; and four grandchildren. "He was just such a loving and supporting brother," John Buckmaster said. KCBY 11 - Coos Bay/North Bend localhost, 4 Nov 2003 A Corps of Engineers spokesman says Buckmaster had ties to the Lake Oswego area.It's unclear if he lives there now. According to Koin T-V, Buckmaster attended Rex Putnam High School in Milwaukie and retired from the U-S Air Force three years ago. Lake Oswego resident John Buckmaster says his brother was loving and supporting. But, he says, Roy Buckmaster's death makes him question how the war in Iraq is being handled. The Corps says Buckmaster worked for a Tennessee company, E-O-D Technologies. Buckmaster was working with captured Iraqi ammunition.He leaves behind a wife, two sons and two daughters."