Rodney A.

Buck

Rodney “Rocky” Buck

11/22/1952 – 11/07/2026

Rodney A. Buck, 73, of Clinton, Maine passed away peacefully in Augusta surrounded by family after a long and courageous journey with Lewey Body Dementia.

“Rocky” was born to parents Lloyd Buck and Hilda Nelson Buck, the youngest of their three children. He attended Fairfield schools and graduated from Lawrence High School in the class of 1971. As a child he could be found locking up Fairfield PAL with Mr. McGee most every night. In his neighborhood he was always organizing pick-up games. Rumor has it that he knew the best apple trees in town and swimming pools to cool off in after dark. He was mischievous and a jokester, and always in the middle of things. He was a three-sport athlete, captain of his high school football, basketball and baseball teams. After high school he attended UMA, and then in 1973 joined the US Army Reserves serving for 6+ years. He married his high school sweetheart Marcia on August 24, 1973. They moved to Clinton and started a family. He began working for “Keyes Fibre,” now Huhtamaki, that fall and remained employed there for 44 years. He served as a union representative for many years. He loved raising his two sons and began coaching them and countless others in the Fairfield PAL program through the 80’s into the 90’s sharing his love of sports. He served on the PAL Board of Directors for decades and was President following Dick McGee until 2020. He was director of the PAL baseball program for 30 years. He was a member of the Waterville Board of Football Officials and IAABO Board 20 Basketball Officials Board for decades, holding offices including President of both and officiating countless tournament and State championship games. In retirement he volunteered at the Fairfield Interfaith Food Pantry and learned to play Pickleball. He loved his sons, daughters-in-law and grandkids dearly and was a proud “Papa.” He was very patriotic, loved patriotic music, and enjoyed listening to Christmas music. He was a member of the Fairfield United Methodist Church. He and Marcia enjoyed camping at Abenaki in early years and traveling to tropical resorts and several other trips in the US as “empty nesters.” Rocky loved his climbs of Mt. Katahdin, and Schoodic Point and Ocean Point and were some of his and Marcia’s favorite places in Maine.

Pinnacles of his life included the field dedication ceremony of the PAL baseball field, now the “Rocky Buck Field” in 2021 and his induction to the LHS Hall of Fame.

He was pre-deceased by his parents, half- brothers George Buck, David Buck and William Foster, and half-sisters Stella Austin, Muriel Flaherty, Shirley Williams and Nancy Hanson. He is survived by his wife Marcia, son Jason and wife Jennifer, son Travis and wife Tania, grandchildren Jordyn, Sydney (AJ), Brady (Hailey), Luke, Ella and Ethan and great granddaughter Sofia, brother Lloyd “Peanut” (Kathy) Buck and sister Linda (Bob) Gauthier, sisters-in-law Linda Sherrard, Cynthia (Michael) LeClair, and Melissa (Chris) Falcone and many nieces and nephews.

The family would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the staff of Maine General LTC at Glenridge in Augusta and Maine General Hospice for the outstanding and compassionate care received over the past 20 months.

Visitation will be held Friday, November 20thfrom 3-6p.m. at VRL Funeral Home, 8 Elm St, Waterville. A fun and upbeat Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, November 21st from 12-4p.m. at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial Drive.

It was a longtime dream of Rocky’s to light up the field.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to PAL Cal Ripken Baseball Field Lighting Project, POBox 334, Fairfield, ME 04937.