BUCHFINCK, LLOYD LEROY JR.

Lloyd LeRoy Buckfinck, Jr., eldest son of Lloyd and Glenna Buckfinck, was born on December 25, 1941. Lloyd Jr., known as Roy, attended Mullen Schools and graduated in 1960. He attended the University of Nebras-ka at Lincoln and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administra-tion in 1964. On graduation day he was commissioned an officer in the United States Air Force. The following month after com-missioned, Roy and his family moved to Lubbock, Texas where he completed Air Force Flight School and became an Air Force Pilot on August 5, 1965. He served in the Republic of Vietnam as a helicopter pilot where he was decorated for his action. Following numerous stateside assignments, he served in the Republic of Panama for three years finding himself involved in numerous activities concerning the civil war in El Salvador. Roy retired on August 1, 1985 after completing twenty-one years of service. He was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross; the Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters, and the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters. His daughter Niki is married and living in Lincoln with three children. Donn, his son, is currently a student at the Kansas City Art Institute. Roy is continuing his education at the University of West Florida in Pensacola where he is studying to become a high school history teacher.