FARRELL GENE "BUK" BUCHANAN, 84, of
Pearland, TX, passed away peacefully at home on
Feb. 11, 2021, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on Dec. 24, 1936, in Ranger, TX, to
Farrell Glenn Buchanan & Gertrude Squyres Buchanan.
Buk attended Ranger High School in the Class of
1954. He married Clara Tollett in 1958 and moved
to Pearland in 1965 where they raised their four
children.
As a young man, he worked various jobs in the Texas
oil fields until he moved to the Houston area to
begin a 40 year career as a draftsman, quickly
becoming a senior piping designer. He could build
and fix almost anything and he had an extremely
strong work ethic. His physical strength and
endurance were impressive. Because of his love
for the Gulf Coast and his boyhood experiences
in the Kemah and Seabrook areas, he was inspired
to design and build a forty-foot shrimp boat in
his backyard. The "Seaweed" was an eight year
endeavor that soon became a family project that
he was very proud of. In his later years, he was
rarely seen without his "Seaweed" cap on.
Buk loved to play a good poker game, enjoy good
food, listen to country music and spend time with
his family. He was a simple and quiet man with a
clever and dry sense of humor. Although dementia
had taken his memory, he could still surprise you
with an unexpected endearing quip. His physical
stature was only average, but his presence in our
lives was enormous. We yearn to embrace his hugs
& be laughing with him once again. You never took
a vacation, Dad. Now, it is time for you to rest
in eternal peace.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his older
brother, Breland Wallace (RHS-1945) & son-in-law,
Robert Westmoreland.
Survivors are his wife of 62 years, Clara, four
children; Glenda Westmoreland of North Little Rock,
AR, Randall Buchanan (Sharon) of League City, TX,
Ronald Buchanan(Carolyn) of Pearland, TX, & Karen
Hood (Rich) of Conway, AR; 4 grandchildren: William
Westmoreland, Philip Buchanan, and Natalie & Mason
Hood; a great-grandchild; several step-grandchildren
and many step-great-grandchildren.