Brian Buckli
1959-03-09 1996-08-10
Brian G. Buckli, 37, 935 Evergreen Road, Wausau, died Saturday, Aug. 10, 1996, while riding his bicycle in the Upper Peninsula.
Brian was born March 9, 1959, in Eau Claire, to Ronald Buckli of Eau Claire and Mary Flynn, also of Eau Claire.
He attended and graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Brian married Kathy Kalous on March 16, 1991, in Wausau.
Brian was a Senior Claims Representative for General Casualty Insurance.
Brian never scored a touchdown, hit a home run, or made the winning basket, but few athletes ever achieved what he did. He skied the Birkebeiner the last 11 years in a row, ran two marathons with his Dad, and biked solo across the United States for the Diabetes Foundation.
He also played Little League and Babe Ruth baseball, YMCA Basketball and football, and was a member of the Flying Eagles Ski Club, president of the Wausau Nordic Ski Club, and past member of the Wausau Wheelers. Brian was also an avid Packers fan.
Survivors include his wife, Kathy Buckli of Wausau; his children, Cody Klein Buckli and Brooke Hannah Buckli, both at home; his father Ronald (Janet) Buckli of Eau Claire; his mother Mary Buckli of Eau Claire; a brother, Pete (Debbie) Buckli of Eau Claire; a sister, Heidi (Frank) Gavinski of Owatonna, MN; a maternal grandmother, Catherine Flynn of Eau Claire; two nieces, Brittany Jade Buckli and Amanda Brook Gavinski; a nephew, Anthony Peter Buckli.
Brian was preceded in death by a brother at birth.
Funeral Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at Zion Lutheran Church in Wausau. The Rev. Clarence Harms will officiate with the Rev. William Grevatch of the Church of St. Michael participating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Eau Claire.
Friend may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Brainard Funeral Home in Wausau. Friends may also call an hour before services on Thursday at the church.
Brian touched so many lives in so many ways. He will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him. Brian died doing what he loved to do, biking. He accomplished everything he set out to do in life.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials in Brian’s memory to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, c/o M&I First American National Bank, 5211 Rib Mountain Drive, Wausau, WI 54401
Brian was born March 9, 1959, in Eau Claire, to Ronald Buckli of Eau Claire and Mary Flynn, also of Eau Claire.
He attended and graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Brian married Kathy Kalous on March 16, 1991, in Wausau.
Brian was a Senior Claims Representative for General Casualty Insurance.
Brian never scored a touchdown, hit a home run, or made the winning basket, but few athletes ever achieved what he did. He skied the Birkebeiner the last 11 years in a row, ran two marathons with his Dad, and biked solo across the United States for the Diabetes Foundation.
He also played Little League and Babe Ruth baseball, YMCA Basketball and football, and was a member of the Flying Eagles Ski Club, president of the Wausau Nordic Ski Club, and past member of the Wausau Wheelers. Brian was also an avid Packers fan.
Survivors include his wife, Kathy Buckli of Wausau; his children, Cody Klein Buckli and Brooke Hannah Buckli, both at home; his father Ronald (Janet) Buckli of Eau Claire; his mother Mary Buckli of Eau Claire; a brother, Pete (Debbie) Buckli of Eau Claire; a sister, Heidi (Frank) Gavinski of Owatonna, MN; a maternal grandmother, Catherine Flynn of Eau Claire; two nieces, Brittany Jade Buckli and Amanda Brook Gavinski; a nephew, Anthony Peter Buckli.
Brian was preceded in death by a brother at birth.
Funeral Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at Zion Lutheran Church in Wausau. The Rev. Clarence Harms will officiate with the Rev. William Grevatch of the Church of St. Michael participating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Eau Claire.
Friend may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Brainard Funeral Home in Wausau. Friends may also call an hour before services on Thursday at the church.
Brian touched so many lives in so many ways. He will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him. Brian died doing what he loved to do, biking. He accomplished everything he set out to do in life.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials in Brian’s memory to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, c/o M&I First American National Bank, 5211 Rib Mountain Drive, Wausau, WI 54401