DR. GEORGE ALVIN BUCK FINLEY IV Dr. Buck Finley, born March 8th, 1967 in Dallas, Texas, was the son of George A. Finley III and the late Sue Sellors Finley. He passed away on February 25th, 2005 at the age of 37 after a long struggle with drug addiction. Buck grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas. He attended Incarnate Word Academy where he was an outstanding basketball player and graduated from W.B. Ray High School in 1985. Buck graduated with a B.A. from Austin College in Sherman, Texas; completed post-graduate work at Texas A&M University in College Station and received his D.D.S from University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio in 1999. He received an advanced degree from Asahi University School of Dentistry in Asahi, Japan. He is survived by his father, George Finley and his wife Phyllis Finley of Corpus Christi, Texas, his sister Valerie Finley Armstrong and husband Beau Armstrong, his niece Addy Armstrong and nephew Buck Armstrong of Austin, Texas; his aunts and uncles Sam and Val Dunnam of Austin, Texas; Sue Finley Moody of Scottsdale, Arizona; Hans and Susan Lagerloef of Tucson, Arizona; and J.P. Lagerloef of Panama City, Florida; step-brother Drew and wife Eileen Liedeker of Austin, Texas and step-sister Shelby and husband Chad Mauldin of San Antonio, Texas and their children. Buck is also survived by numerous cousins and friends. Buck was a brilliant dental surgeon, licensed pilot, and gifted athlete. His love of sports began with tennis and skateboarding. His passion and extraordinary talent for water sports including surfing, wind surfing, sailing and wakeboarding were well known among his many friends and family. Dr. Buck was a beautiful, sensitive and caring person who will be missed by all who knew and loved him. His family wishes to express its deep gratitude to all the people in Bucks life who reached out to him to help him in his difficult journey to find peace, sobriety and serenity. Memorial services will be held Thursday, March 3, 2005, at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas, at 10:00 a.m. and Friday, March 4, 2005 at All Saints Episcopal Church in Corpus Christi, Texas at 11:00 a.m. Memorial contributions can be made to: Austin Recovery 8402 Cross Park Dr., Austin, TX 78754 or Charlies Place (Coastal Bend Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center) P.O. Box 4996, Corpus Christi, Texas 78469-4996. Memorials and guestbook online at wcfish.com
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