Terence James “Terry” Bueker, 52, died Friday (February 7, 2014) at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.
He was born on January 4, 1962 in Newton, Kansas, the son of James F. and Imogene M. Sloan Bueker. Terry graduated from Newton High School in 1980, he later attended Pittsburg State University and Wichita State University.
Terry moved to Arizona in the early 1990’s where he lived for a few years, until returning to Kansas. He received a degree as a Paralegal from the American Institute of Paralegal Studies in 1997. Terry had worked in Wichita for Koch Industries and was a Legal Assistant at the Kansas Legal Services. He moved to Overland Park, Mo., and in April, 2000 he became a Legal Specialist at Sprint-Nextel Corp., where he worked until becoming ill in July 2013. Shortly after which he moved to Glen Allen, Virginia.
Terry was an avid fan of the Kansas State Wildcats, Kansas City Chiefs and attended several Nascar races across the country. He also enjoyed fishing and attending concerts.
Survivors include his father James of Newton; sisters Rev. Carolyn Schwarz and husband Kenneth of Glen Allen, VA., and Jan Bueker of Topeka, Ks.; nephew Dustin Parsons-Schwarz and spouse Nathan of Springfield, VA; niece Marlene Plumley and husband John of Annapolis, MD; and great nephews Andrew and Daniel Jones.
Terry was an organ donor and was able to enrich the lives of three other people through the Living Legacy organization to which a memorial fund has been established, contributions may also be given to the First Christian Church in Newton, Ks., or the Sheltering Arms Physical Rehabilitation Center in Mechanicsville, Va., which had also provided services to Terry.
Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday (Feb. 13, 2014) at the First Christian Church in Newton, Ks. Interment will be in the Restlawn Gardens of Memory.
The family will receive friends between 6pm and 8pm at the funeral home Wednesday.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.