Buchanan, William

Other Events:

• Military Service: Bef 1866; Civil War
• 1900 Census: 1900, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1910 Census: 1910, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Biography: 1911; History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0678
• 1920 Census: 1920, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Obituary: 13 May 1920; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

1900 Census:
Wm BuchananHeadM57Scotland
Annett BuchananWifeF50New York

Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMKY-YDJ : accessed 15 Nov 2014), Wm Buchanan, Appleton city Ward 1, west side, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 2B, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1241809.

1910 Census:
William BuchananHeadM69Scotland
Annette J BuchananWifeF60New York
Annette I BuchananDaughterF30New Jersey

Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MPVK-CVF : accessed 15 Nov 2014), Annette I Buchanan in household of William Buchanan, Appleton Ward 1, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 117, sheet 2B, family 44, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1375743.

Biography:
WILLIAM BUCHANAN, manager of the Appleton Wire Works, manufacturers of fourdrinier wires, cylinder covers and washer wires, and the second largest concern of its kind in the United States, is one of the veterans of this industry, having been connected with it during a long and active career. The Appleton Wire Works were established in 1895, the buildings being erected in 1895 and 1896 and occupied during the spring of the latter year. William Buchanan was elected manager; G. E. Buchanan, secretary-treasurer; John R. Buchanan, sales manager, and A. B. Weissenborn, superintendent. The brass wire cloth manufactured by the concern is used by paper manufacturers, and the $200,000 annual output supplies nearly the whole trade of the Fox River Valley, as well as concerns all over the United States, Mexico, Canada, China and Japan. Employment is given to 100 men in two blocks of buildings of two-story character, covering 50,000 square feet; steam and electric power is used, and the looms are worked by compressed air and electricity under a method invented by A. B. Weissenborn.
William Buchanan was born in Scotland, in 1842, and is a son of Robert and Jean (McVicker) Buchanan, who came to the United States in 1847. Robert Buchanan, who was a hand weaver, was one of the first in this business in this country, going to work for the first company manufacturing wire cloth in the United States, William Stevens & Son, at Belleville, New Jersey. Later he was connected with the De Witt Wire Cloth Company, and then established the Buchanan Bolt Wire Company at Holyoke, Massachusetts, with which he was connected up to the time of his death. William Buchanan was foreman of the De Witt Wire Cloth Company for nine years, at Belleville, New Jersey, and in 1876 he left this company to organize the firm of Buchanan & Smith, at Bloomfield, New Jersey. In 1878 John Eastwood was admitted to the firm, which now does business under the firm style of Eastwood Wire Manufacturing Company, the largest concern of its kind in the United States, and in 1882 Mr. Buchanan sold his interests and moved to Springfield, Massachusetts, where he became foreman of the Cheney Bigelow Wire Works, establishing the fourdrinier department for them. In 1896 with his two sons, G. E. and J. R. and his brother-in-law, A. B. Weissenborn, he established the Appleton Wire Works. In 1869, Mr. Buchanan was married to Annette Weissenborn, daughter of Henry and Therese Weissenborn, of Franklin, New Jersey, and four children were born to this union: Gustavus E., Annette, John R. and Theresa, deceased .
Of the foregoing children Gustavus E. Buchanan was born March 7, 1870, in Belleville, New Jersey, and received his education in the schools of that place and Springfield, Massachusetts, after which he was engaged with the Cheney Bigelow Works for eight years as bookkeeper. He married Josephine Marston Pond, of Appleton, daughter of O. W. Pond, and they have two children: William E. and Josephine. He is a member of the Blue Lodge and Chapter of the Masons. Annette Buchanan is living at home. John R. Buchanan married Anna B. Johnson of Springfield, Massachusetts. He was born at Belleville, New Jersey, December 4, 1871, and for some years after leaving school was connected with Smith & Wesson. He is a member of the Elks, and has two children: Dorothy and Gertrude. The Buchanan family has always been connected with the Congregational Church .

1920 Census:
William BuchananHeadM76Scotland
Annette J BuchananWifeF69New York
Annette I BuchananDaughterF40New Jersey

Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFKC-GR3 : accessed 15 Nov 2014), Annette I Buchanan in household of William Buchanan, Appleton Ward 1, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 17B, family 392, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1822008.

Obituary:
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ATTEND FUNERAL Members of the Woman's Relief Corps will meet at two o'clock Friday afternoon at Riverside chapel to attend the funeral services for the late William Buchanan. The corps members will also attend the funeral of the late Mrs. E. H. Stoddard at four o'clock, in a body.
APPLETON POST-CRESCENT, THURSDAY, MAY 13,1920, PAGE FIVE

William married Weissenborn, Anna Abt 1869. Anna (daughter of Weissenborn, Henry and Unknown, Unknownf) was born 1 Jul 1850, , , New York, USA; died 28 Aug 1927, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Birth - Church Record: 7 Mar 1870
• 1870 Census: 18 Jul 1870, Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA
• 1880 Census: 1880, Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA
• 1910 Census: 1910, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1920 Census: 1920, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1930 Census: 1930, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Obituary: 11 Apr 1938; Appleton Post Crescent
• Obituary: 13 Apr 1938; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

Birth - Church Record:
Name:Gustavus E Buchanan
Gender:Male
Birth Date:7 Mar 1870
Birth Place:Belleville, Essex, New Jersey
Father's Name:William Buchanan
Mother's Name:Anna
FHL Film Number:494166

1870 Census:
Wm Buchanan27
Annette J Buchanan20
Gustavus Buchanan4/12
Mary Kip50

1880 Census:
Wm. Buchannon36
Annetta Buchannon29
Gustaves Buchannon10
John Buchannon8
Annetta Buchannon6m
Matilda Wisenbaum18
Albert Wisenbaum16

1910 Census:
Gustavis E Buchanan40
Josephine M Buchanan28
William E Buchanan7
Josephine E Buchanan2
Minnie M Miller30

1920 Census:
Gustavus Buchanan49
Josephine P Buchanan38
William C Buchanan17
Josephine E Buchanan11
Betty Jean Buchanan3 [3 8/12]
Clara Langer24

1930 Census:
Gus Buchanan60
Josephine Buchanan49
William E Buchanan27
Josephine Buchanan22
Betty Jean Buchanan13
James Pond Buchanan9
Marthia Ruscher24
Alice Perleberg18

Obituary:
G. E. Buchanan Dies Saturday At Home Here 3-Month Illness Is Fatal To Industrial and Civic Leader FUNERAL TOMORROW Was One of Men Who Founded Appleton Wire Works in 1896 G. E. Buchanan, 68. one of the founders of the Appleton Wire Works and for many years a prominent figure in the city's industrial and civic life, died at 5:20 Saturday afternoon at his home, 1005 E. College avenue, after an illness of about three months. He was born in Belleville, N. J., March 17, 1870. With his father, William Buchanan, and his uncle. Albert B. Weissenborn, he founded the Appleton Wire Works in 1896, the first paper mill wire cloth plant in the midwest, and was secretary and treasurer of the firm at the time of his death. He was secretary and director of the Tuttle Press company, secretary and director of Northern Paper Mills company. Green Bay. a director of the First National bank and on the boards of the Appleton Cemetery association and Y. M. C. A. He was a member of First Congregational church, the Rotary club, and chairman of the Appleton Masonic Temple association since erection of the new temple. He was past master and member of F. and A. M., Waverly Lodge No. 51, a member of Appleton Chapter No. 47, Appleton Commandry No. 29, and the Consistory and Tripoli temple of Milwaukee. Mr. Buchanan's father and grandfather made the manufacture of paper mill wire cloth their life work. The grandfather was a weaver in Scotland and the date of the industry's founding in the United States coincides with his arrival here in 1847. Five of the leading -paper mill wire cloth plants in the United States and Canada were founded by members of the family. Before Mr. Buchanan, his father, and Mr. Weissenborn established the plant here, they were associated with the Cheney Bigelow Wire Works of Springfield, Mass. Survivors are the widow: two daughters, Mrs. Frederick Lenfestey, DePere, and Betty Jean. Appleton: two sons, James P. and William E., Appleton; one sister. Miss Annette Buchanan, Appleton; three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Congregational church with the Rev. John B. Hanna in charge. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery. The body will be at Wichmann Funeral home from 4 o'clock this afternoon to 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. It will then be taken to the First Congregational church where it will lie in state until the hour of services.
Page One, APPLETON POST-CRESCENT, Monday Evening, April 11,1938

Obituary:
Buchanan Rites Held Yesterday About 550 Persons Attend Services at Congregational Church Funeral services for G. E. Buchanan, 68, prominent Appleton manufacturer who died Saturday, were held at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the First Congregational church with the Rev. John B. Hanna in charge. About 550 per- sons attended, including employees of the Appleton Wire Works and members of organizations of which Mr. Buchanan was a member. Burial was in Riverside cemetery. Henry Tuttrup, Green Bay, former Appleton resident, recited a Masonic prayer at the grave. Bearers were Albert Wickesberg, Edward Ward, Roy Marston, Henry Jahnke, F. J. Harwood, Dr. J. B. MacLaren, T. E. Orbison, and John Stevens.
Page Ten, APPLETON POST-CRESCENT, Wednesday, Evening, April 13,1938

Gustavus married Pond, Josephine Marston 12 Jun 1901. Josephine (daughter of Pond, Orson W. and Marston, Josephine) was born 1 Feb 1881, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; died 3 May 1980, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1900 Census: 1900, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1905 State Census: 1905, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1910 Census: 1910, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

1900 Census:
John R Buchanan28
Anna B Buchanan27
Dorothy J Buchanan1

1905 State Census:
John R Buchman34
Anna Buchman34
Dorothy J Buchman6

1910 Census:
John R Buchanon37
Anna J Buchanon36
Dorothy Buchanon11
Gertrude Buchanon3
Emma Becker21

John married Johnson, Anna B. 25 May 1898, Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA. Anna was born 3 Oct 1872, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1910 Census: 1910, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1920 Census: 1920, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1930 Census: 1930, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

1910 Census:
William BuchananHeadM69Scotland
Annette J BuchananWifeF60New York
Annette I BuchananDaughterF30New Jersey

Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MPVK-CVF : accessed 15 Nov 2014), Annette I Buchanan in household of William Buchanan, Appleton Ward 1, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 117, sheet 2B, family 44, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1375743.

1920 Census:
William BuchananHeadM76Scotland
Annette J BuchananWifeF69New York
Annette I BuchananDaughterF40New Jersey

Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFKC-GR3 : accessed 15 Nov 2014), Annette I Buchanan in household of William Buchanan, Appleton Ward 1, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 17B, family 392, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1822008.

1930 Census:
Annette BuchananHeadF50New Jersey
Marcella StadlerServantF26Wisconsin

Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X9S4-RD1 : accessed 15 Nov 2014), Annette Buchanan, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0002, sheet 2A, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T626, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2342337.

Other Events:

• Biography: Buchanan, William E.
• Education - High School: 1920, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1940 Census: 1940, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Biography: 1964; Biographies of prominent people
• Occupation: Bef 1968; Chairman of the Board - Albany International
• Obituary: 21 Jun 1993; Appleton Post Crescent
• Induction: 1997; Papermakers International Hall of Fame
• Media: 1997; Video from the Papermakers International Hall of Fame
  (.flv video, length 2.44 min)

Notes:

Biography:
Biography from the Papermakers International Hall of Fame

Education - High School:
Appleton High School Class of 1920

1940 Census:
William Buchanan37
Josephine Buchanan30
Charles Buchanan8
William Buchanan6
Jean Buchanan3
Adeline Wichman25
Elizabeth Weyenberg51

Occupation:
Chairman of the Board - Albany International

Obituary:
William E. Buchanan
Birth date not known.
Died: February 12, 1993
Obituary
Newspaper: Post-Crescent
Notice Date: June 21, 1993
Section: B
Page: 4
Type: DN
Notes Died in Florida. Memorial Services on 6/24/1993

William married Breneman, Josephine B. 3 Jan 1931, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. Josephine was born 9 Jul 1909, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA; died 27 Oct 2008, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1930 Census: 1930, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

1930 Census:
Gus Buchanan60
Josephine Buchanan49
William E Buchanan27
Josephine Buchanan22
Betty Jean Buchanan13
James Pond Buchanan9
Marthia Ruscher24
Alice Perleberg18

Josephine married Lenfestey, Frederick John 3 Sep 1937. Frederick was born 13 Jun 1903, De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA; died 27 Mar 1985, Delray Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Education - High School: 1934, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Obituary: 25 Mar 1981; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

Education - High School:
Appleton High School Class of 1934

Obituary:
Betty Jean McClure
Maiden Name: Buchanan
Born: April 13, 1916
Died: March 24, 1981
Place of Birth: Appleton, WI
Obituary
Newspaper: Post-Crescent
Notice Date: March 25, 1981
Section: B
Page: 13
Type: OB

Cemetery
Name: Riverside
Location

Betty married McClure, Charles Lee Aft 1935. Charles was born Abt 1917, Saint Louis, St. Louis (City), Missouri, USA; died Abt 1999, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1930 Census: 1930, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Obituary: 12 Jun 1964; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

1930 Census:
Gus Buchanan60
Josephine Buchanan49
William E Buchanan27
Josephine Buchanan22
Betty Jean Buchanan13
James Pond Buchanan9
Marthia Ruscher24
Alice Perleberg18

Obituary:
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finance division of Marathon. He was made assistant director of planning in 1963. He was also a director of the Appleton Wire Works and Outagamie Corporation. The son of the late G. E. Buchanan and Mrs. Josephine Pond Buchanan, he was born at Neenah June 9, 1920. He was educated in Appleton grade and high schools. He attended Northwestern Military and Naval Academy at Lake Geneva, Wis., from 1936 to 1938, and Lawrence College from 1938 to 1940. After service in the U. S. Army from 1943 to 1946, he received a bachelor of science degree in business and engineering administration from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1947. He joined Northern Paper Mills upon graduation. Active Leader In Green Bay, he was Community Chest campaign chairman in 1950, Chest vice-president in 1951 and president in 1952. He was a director and chairman of the building committee of Bellin Memorial Hospital from 1950 through 1954, and a director of the Brown County Civic Music Association from 1951 to 1953. He received the Green Bay Junior Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award in 1952. He and his family moved to Neenah when he joined Marathon in 1954 and resided at 569 E. Wisconsin Avenue. In the Fox Cities Buchanan was a member of the building committee of Appleton Memorial Hospital from 1955 through 1958, chairman of the environs gifts committee of the Lawrence College Development Fund in 1956 and a director of the Community Chest of Neenah-Menasha since 1959, vice-president in 1961 and president in 1962. Headed Boy Scouts He was president-elect of the Neenah Rotary Club, of which he had been a member since 1960. He had just been elected president of the Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America, an organization he had served in various capacities since 1956. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Neenah, a trustee of the church from 1959 through 1961, and had recently been elected an elder of the church. He was currently state president of the Wisconsin Mental Health Association and county chairman of the Mental Health Association. He was also a director of Valley Telecasting Co. in Green Bay when it was organized. He is survived by his wife, the former Marjorie Harkins, whom he married May 27, 1943; one son, John; three daughters, Barbara Lynn, Nancy Alison and Linda Christine; his mother, Mrs. G. E. Buchanan; one brother, William E.; and two sisters, Mrs. F. J. Lenfestey of De Pere, and Mrs. Charles L. Mc- Clure.
Friday, June 12, 1964 Appleton-Post-Crescent, Pages A-1 & A-5

APPLETON POST-CRESCENT Monday, June 15,1964
James P. Buchanan The whole community of the Fox River Valley will feel the loss through an early death of James Buchanan, for a number of years a resident of the Green Bay area and for the last ten years of the Fox Cities. Mr. Buchanan's community contributions were extensive. He well deserved the 1952 Distinguished Service award of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Green Bay but since that time his interests and work on behalf of a variety of community projects expanded. Despite heavy business responsibility and a growing young family he was a leader in c h u r c h affairs, service clubs, hospital and medical projects, music and educational organizations and Scout groups. Mr. Buchanan combined his leadership ability with a deep sense of personal responsibility and a quiet and reasoned approach to the myriad problems he faced. His talents in this part of Wisconsin will be greatly missed.

James married Harkins, Marjorie 27 May 1943. Marjorie was born 26 Sep 1920; died 17 Feb 2004, Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1900 Census: 1900, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1905 State Census: 1905, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Obituary: 23 May 1921; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

1900 Census:
John R Buchanan28
Anna B Buchanan27
Dorothy J Buchanan1

1905 State Census:
John R Buchman34
Anna Buchman34
Dorothy J Buchman6

Obituary:
BuchananDorothyPost Crescent5/23/1921

Other Events:

• Birth - Church Record: 25 Mar 1907
• 1910 Census: 1910, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• International Arrival/Departure: 13 Aug 1932, New York, New York, New York, USA; on the ship Laurentic from Montreal

Notes:

Birth - Church Record:
Name:Gertrude Lucille Buchanan
Birth Date:25 Mar 1907
Birth Place:Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin
Gender:Female
Race:White
Father's Name:John R Buchanan
Father's Birth Place:Bellwille, N.J.
Mother's Name:Annie Johnson
Mother's Birth Place:Holyoke, Mass.
FHL Film Number:1305140

1910 Census:
John R Buchanon37
Anna J Buchanon36
Dorothy Buchanon11
Gertrude Buchanon3
Emma Becker21

International Arrival/Departure:
Name:Gertrude L Buchanan
Arrival Date:13 Aug 1932
Birth Date:25 Mar 1907
Birth Location:Wisconsin
Birth Location Other:Appleton
Age:25
Gender:Female
Port of Departure:Montreal, Quebec
Port of Arrival:New York, New York
Ship Name:Laurentic

Charles married Stark, Charlotte [Group Sheet]

Jean — Vitalis, William. [Group Sheet]

Robert married Glidden, Bonnie [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 15 Jan 2013; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

Obituary:
Lenfestey, Josephine "Jodey'
Josephine Buchanan Lenfestey, "Jodey," passed away in San Francisco on Jan. 2, 2013, after a brief illness. Jodey was born on March 31, 1939. in Green Bay. to Frederick John "Ted" Lenfestey and Josephine Buchanan Lenfestey of De Pere, the first grandchild of Dr. James P. Lenfestey and Agnes Hurlbut Lenfestey of De Pere, named after her grandmother. Josephine Pond Buchanan and great-grandmother, Josephine Marston Pond of Appleton.
Jodey graduated from Milwaukee Downer (now University School of Milwaukee) in 1957 and Middlebury College in 1961, where she studied political science and Russian and became a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. At Middlebury, Jodey developed a life-long love of skiing and jazz. An accomplished singer, she knew more than a thousand songs by heart.
After Middlebury she worked in Washington DC, for congressman John Lindsay of New York, then traveled through Europe and Russia before settling in Munich, Germany, where she worked for Radio Free Europe -- a broadcasting network designed to get information to countries behind the Iron Curtain. Fluent in German and Russian, she received a citation from the U. S. State Department for meritorious service after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. After a brief marriage ended in divorce, she returned to the U.S. in 1967, where she worked at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, before moving to the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco in 1974 for the rest of her life.
The "life of the party," Jodey will be remembered for her many enduring friendships, generosity, patriotism, staunch support of the Republican Party and life-long loyalty to the Green Bay Packers. No one will ever know all those she helped in the course of her life, but they include her family, godchildren, and an extensive network of friends around the world.
She is survived by sister, Lynn Fey (Tom), Park City, Utah; brother, Jim Lenfestey (Susan), Minneapolis; and beloved nieces and nephews and grand-nephews and grand-nieces. A celebration of her life will take place over the Fourth of July weekend at the family cottage at Shore Acres.
Memorials may be made to the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, founded by her father and enthusiastically supported by Jodey. Family members can be contacted at lynnfey@msn.com or jimfest@aol.com.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from January 13 to January 17, 2013

Gus — Unknown, Kara. [Group Sheet]

Emily — Lehto, Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 9 Mar 2009; The Oregonian

Notes:

Obituary:
Buchanan, Philip Edward 42 2/22/1967 3/2/2009 Philip Edward Buchanan died on Monday, March 2, 2009, in Portland. He was born in Hanover, N.H., on George Washington's birthday, Feb. 22, 1967. He attended Edison School in Appleton, Gerritts Junior High in Kim-berly, and Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam, Wis. He was a 1990 graduate of The Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he met his life partner, his dearest Wendy Thomas. Following college, he secured a single engine commercial pilot's license for both land and sea at Hillsboro Helicopters in Oregon. His passion was float planes, and he spent many hours flying around both the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. After moving to Wisconsin, he was employed by Fox River Paper Company in Appleton in the human resources department, and was transferred to Housatonic, Mass., where its Rising Paper division was located. Once there, Phil decided to pursue his dream of building custom furniture, and apprenticed himself to Peter Thorne of West Stockbridge, Mass. Later, he set up his own shop in Housatonic, where he built beautiful pieces of furniture. Phil also served on the town library committee and was instrumental in establishing a regional guild for fellow furniture makers. Phil and Wendy were married in Portland, her home town, in August 1993. When in Housatonic, they built their dream home on a granite hillside. Their daughter Zoey was born in 2003, and the family raised bees, blueberries, Newfoundlands and a cat. In his senior year in high school, 1985, Phil was diagnosed with a head tumor. For 24 years, Phil met the challenges of managing this cancer through surgeries, radiation therapies, and medications. He and Wendy traveled, skied, canoed, swam, camped, drove Phil's 1976 Landcruiser, listened to music, and laughed together. In 2006, Phil became blind; he and Wendy determined to sell their home and his business and move to Portland. Phil enrolled at the Commission for the Blind where he began to learn braille, to acquire mobility skills, and to establish a workshop in his new home. Unfortunately, in 2008, the pressures of the tumor in his head took their toll, and Phil's health declined. In the last two months, Phil was bedridden in his home, where he enjoyed the company and appreciated the support of his friends and family. His father-in-law Chris and his friend Paul Ecker were especially faithful companions. Paul was an extraordinary friend. Phil was a person of simple values, of trust and hopefulness. He worked hard and laughed a lot - his sense of humor was wicked and wry and funny. He met people honestly; he was faithful. Phil met the challenges in his life with grace, and surmounted them with honor. Survivors include his wife, Wendy; their daughter, Zoey; his parents-in-law, Chris and Sarah Thomas of Portland; and a sister-in-law, Jennifer Thomas and her life partner, Ruth Zolock of Washington D.C. He is also survived by his parents, Robert and Bonnie Buchanan of Appleton, Wis; his brother, Gus and wife, Kara, and their daughters, Gwyneth and Iris of Burlington, Vt.; and his sister, Emily Buchanan Lehto and her children, Sydney and Robert of Appleton, Wis. He is also survived by many wonderful aunts, uncles, and cousins of the Glidden, Parker, Scanlon, Buchanan and Vitalis clans. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, William E. and Josephine B. Buchanan, and John "Jack" M. and Iris O. Glidden. Phil is also mourned by many friends he loved and with whom he maintained deep relationships until his death. Remembrance services and a celebration of Phil's life will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2009, at Cheatham Hall at the World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Road in Portland and in Appleton, Wis., in August. A memorial fund in Phil's name has been established at Camp Manito-wish YMCA. Contributions may be sent to this address: Box 246, Boulder Jct., WI 54512. Arrangements by Crown - Milwaukie 503-653-7076.