Beatrice Buckles

Beatrice Lorraine Buckles passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 31st 2017. Beatrice was born in Brookfield Mass. in 1926 to the late John and Helen Rohan. Bea attended school in Mass., graduating from Clark University in Wooster. Bea later moved to New York City where she worked in the airline industry first for Irish Airlines and later Pan Am.  It’s during that time with the airlines that she met the love of her life Dan Buckles. Dan and Bea were married in 1948 and lived in Farmingdale, NY. Bea worked for AT&T as a long-distance operator while Dan was working in the clothing industry. Bea enjoyed many passions including gardening, golfing and was an active member of Ponte Vedra Beach Club where she was a former WGA President. Bea traveled extensively with her husband Dan and later with her sister Rose enjoying many cruises to exotic destinations. Bea was a longtime parishioner of Christ the King Catholic Church and later Our Lady of the Sea. Bea was the treasurer of the BCC&SS social club and a member of the Jacksonville Sister City organization. But Bea loved to dance! Bea and Dan spent many an enjoyable evening together dancing the night away.

Bea’s true passion however was her family. First raising her 3 beautiful daughters and later her grandkids. The grandchildren brought Bea much pride and great joy. Bea is survived by her daughters, Eileen and husband Dale Wendell of Ponte Vedra Beach, Cathy Stroud and husband Steve of San Antonio, Texas, and Linda Jacobs of Alpharetta, GA; sister, Rose Marie of Orlando, FL; brother, John Rohan of Tampa, FL; grandchildren, Dennis Wendell and wife Chassidy of Neptune Beach, Katie Wendell of Scottsdale, AZ, Jaclyn Stroud of Austin, TX, Danny Stroud of Denver, CO, Ann Geoghagan of Tampa, FL and Ryan Geoghagan of Alpharetta, GA.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 3, 2017 in Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Church.

In lieu of flowers the family is suggesting donations to: Wolfson Children’s Hospital / Cardiac Dept., www.foundation.baptistjax.com/givenow or McGraw Hospice, www.communityhospice.com.