Carol Buckley, R.I.P.

William and Aloise Steiner Buckley had a remarkable family;
ten children, each of whom possessed a powerful intellect, an
unquenchable thirst for knowledge, a love of and undying
fidelity to the Catholic faith, and belief in and support of the
rights of the individual over the encroachment of an insatiable
government with an unquenchable thirst for power. Their
staunchly conservative parents taught them very well.

This brood, which included the late founder of National Review
magazine, William F. Buckley Jr., also numbered Carol Buckley
as its youngest member. The last to be born and the next to last
to depart (James L. Buckley, former U.S. Senator and retired
Senior Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit will have that distinction), Carol Buckley
was a part-time editor and writer, oftentimes a contributor to
her brother Bill's renown journal of conservative political
ideas, as well as an addiction counselor. She wrote one book,
At The Still Point (Simon and Schuster, 1996) in which she
detailed her life as the youngest member of the Buckley
family.

Inheriting the family trait of possession of a lightening-quick
wit, kind-hearted and generous, always willing to assist people
less fortunate than she, Carol Buckley is survived by five
children (one predeceased her) and several grandchildren.
The octogenarian was also an energetic advocate for the
welfare of pets, having been involved with the charity,
Sweet Paws Rescue of Essex, Massachusetts, and has
requested that donations be made to this organization
in lieu of flowers. If any of you, my wonderful readers,
would like to make a donation contact them thus:

Sweet Paws Rescue
P.O. Box 752
Essex, MA  01929

If you prefer to contact and contribute to them online:

https://www.sweetpawsrescue.org/donate

As has her siblings, Carol Buckley made an indelible mark
on literature, journalism, politics, and humanity. She had
done the Buckley family proud. Well done, Madam.
Requeiscat in Pace.


MEM