Death and Legacy
Buck died at Buena Vista near New Castle and is buried in the Immanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery at New Castle.
Remaining a conservative Republican to the end of his life, he backed Ohio U.S. Senator Robert Taft and Arizona U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater. His home, Buena Vista, was donated to the State of Delaware and is now used as a conference center. There is a Buck Road, in Greenville, Delaware.
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