John Arthur Buck, a former resident of Pacific Palisades, died on June 22 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was 56. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 23, 1953, John moved with his family to the Huntington Palisades in 1955. After graduating from Palisades High, he received a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University. While at BYU, he went on a two-year mission to Belgium; he spoke fluent French and had a wonderful experience there. After working for Bank of America for many years, John tried to be an entrepreneur. He was working for a casino in Las Vegas as a reservations clerk before he died. ’In 2007, my brother invited me on a trip to the Turks and Caicos Islands for a week,’ said his sister Catherine. ‘He was generous that way.’ John was predeceased by his parents, Varge and Olive, his younger brother Roger, and his twin brother, Don Paul Buck. Survivors include his sister, Catherine Buck Maddox of Waco, Texas. A service will be held Friday, November 5, at Westwood Memorial Mortuary in Westwood.
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