Jack Buckalew Explained

Jackie Ray "Jack" Buckalew
State Senate1:West Virginia
District1:8th
Term Start1:December 1, 1994
Term End1:December 1, 1998
Predecessor1:Jim Humphreys
Successor1:John R. Mitchell, Jr.
Birth Date:11 November 1932
Birth Place:Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:Eula (died 2004)
Children:Robert
Paul
Alma Mater:Marshall University
Office:Minority Leader of the West Virginia Senate
Term Start:January 8, 1997
Term End:December 1, 1998
Predecessor:Donna Boley
Successor:Vic Sprouse

Jackie Ray "Jack" Buckalew (November 11, 1932  - March 3, 2016) was an American law enforcement officer and politician.

Buckalew was born in Charleston, West Virginia, and graduated from Ripley High School in 1950. He served in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955 on the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12). He received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Morris Harvey College and master's degree in safety education from Marshall University. He served as superintendent of the West Virginia State Police and Charleston Police Chief. Buckalew served in the West Virginia State Senate and was a Republican. Buckalew lived in Ripley, West Virginia.[1] He also served as secretary of the West Virginia Department of Administration. Buckalew died at his home in Boca Raton, Florida.[2] [3]

He was a Kentucky Colonel.

Notes and References

  1. http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/7537/jack-buckalew Votesmart.org.-Jack Buckalew
  2. http://www.wvmetronews.com/2016/03/03/col-jack-buckalew-passes-away/ Longtime public servant Col. Jack Buckalew dies at Florida home
  3. http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160303/former-legislator-state-police-leader-buckalew-dies Former legislator, State Police Leader Buckalew dies