Jay Leonard Buckman, age 79 , died on.September 13, 2019. Jay was born January 25, 1940 to Sam and Miriam Buckman and raised in New Orleans where he attended Isidore Newman School . Jay graduated Tulane University in 1962 earning his BBA, and received his JD in 1964 from Tulane Law school. He met his wife Jane Gurry also from New Orleans while studying at Tulane. They were married for 56 years. After Hurricane Katrina, Jay and Jane moved to Houston where their son Jay Jr. and twin grandsons were living. Jay had many hobbies through the years and his favorite was dog agility. He and his champion dog Nike competed throughout the United States.
Jay was a managing partner of Kolton, Buckman, Ortiz Consultants, LLC , owner of Jay L. Buckman (APAC).,and was a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS). Jay is survived by his wife Jane, son Jay Jr., daughter Kim Davis and her husband Steven Davis, two grand daughters Karli and Courtney Davis, two grandsons Peter and Alex Buckman, brother Danny Buckman, his sister-in-law Audrey, several nieces, great nieces and nephew.
A private memorial service will be held in New Orleans.
