J.D. Buffett

Father of singer Jimmy Buffett, James Delany "J.D." Buffett was in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1941 and was discharged as a master sergeant in February 1946. He also worked for Mobile based Alabama Marine Inc for thirty five years. Born on November 25, 1919 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Buffett died at the age of 83 on May 1, 2003 in Point Clear, Alabama.

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Husband of Mary Loraine 'Peets' Buffett and father of singer Jimmy Buffett; father-in-law of novelist Thomas McGuane.

J D was in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1941 and was discharged as a master sergeant in February 1946. He also worked for Mobile based Alabama Marine Inc for thirty five years. Inscription: MARRIED MAY 6, 1942

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U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Husband of Mary Loraine 'Peets' Buffett and father of singer Jimmy Buffett; father-in-law of novelist Thomas McGuane.

J D was in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1941 and was discharged as a master sergeant in February 1946. He also worked for Mobile based Alabama Marine Inc for thirty five years.

Father of singer Jimmy Buffet - Mr. James Delaney Buffett, Jr. (J.D.), a native of Pascagoula, MS and a resident of Point Clear, AL passed away Thursday May 1, 2003 from Alzheimer's disease. He is preceded in death by his parents, James Delaney and Hilda Seymour Buffett, one brother, William Norman Buffett, two sisters, Catherine Buffett Rappaport, and Patricia Buffett Lumpkin. J.D is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mary Loraine Peets Buffett; one son, James William Buffett (Jane); two daughters, Loraine Marie Buffett McGuane (Thomas) and Lucy Anne Buffett. He leaves behind nine devoted grandchildren; Heather Hume Nelson, Mara Delaney Buffett, Melanie
Leigh Buffett, Savannah Jane Buffett, Anne Buffett McGuane, Sarah Delaney Buffett, Cameron Marley Buffett, Thomas Francis McGuane IV, and Maggie McGuane Kim, three great-grandchildren and one on the way.

J. D. enlisted in the Army Corps of Engineers on his birthday in 1941. He was stationed in Maine, Montana, Africa, and India, and was discharged from service as Master Sergeant in February 1946.
He worked at Alabama Dry Docks for 35 years, starting in the Estimating Department and upon retirement, managing government contracts. He was an active participant in maritime and industry affairs on the Gulf Coast.

Residing on the shore of Mobile Bay for the past 27 years, J. D. rose most days at dawn to enjoy a pot of strong coffee before heading outdoors to check the crab traps and walk the dogs.

Everyday, he relished in the accomplishments of his three children and their families and cherished the companionship of his best friend and life partner, Peets.

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