From the Bellevue Reporter:

Robert Maynard Buck, a former orchestra teacher in the Bellevue School District, died February 16, 2009, in Kirkland.  He was 91.  Mr Buck was born on March 21, 1917, in Brentford, SD to William Pearl Buck and May Whitworth. 

On August 5, 1940, he married Helen Mildred Nider in Wagner, SD.  In 1961 they moved their family from Michigan where he pursued his career as an orchestra teacher for the Bellevue School District until his retirement.  He was also a cellist and played for the Seattle Symphony.  Mr. Buck was a member of St. Joseph Church of Issaquah and St. Madeline Sophie Church of Bellevue.

Survivors include daughters Barbara Alberts, Diane Friend, Peggy Hugdahl, Laura Gilliam; sons Robert, Allen, Denny, Doug, and Gordon Buck; 13 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his wife on November 7, 2004.

A memorial service was held on February 18, 2009, at Flintofts Funeral Home and Crematory.  A committal service followed at Upper Hillside Cemetery in Issaquah.

The family suggests remembrances in his memory to Evergreen Hospice, 12040 NE 128th St, Kirkland, WA 98034 Attention: Foundation Gifts.