Lt. John M Buckley, of Duxbury, formerly of S. Weymouth, died suddenly at home Nov. 17 at the age of 46.

Lt. Buckley graduated from Weymouth South High School in 1983.  He was a resident of Duxbury for the last 18 years.  He was a football coach for Duxbury Youth Football for many years and cherished every moment spent with “his boys.” 

He was a 23 year veteran of the Plymouth County Sheriffs Department.  In 2001 he obtained the rank of Lieutenant and became the commanding officer of the Warrant Apprehension Unit.  In 2006, Lt. Buckley received a special Deputation from the US Marshall Service.

He leaves his wife of 18 years, Cynthia M. (Hirl) Buckley;  his children, Dylan Buckley and Madison Buckley of Duxbury; his parents, Francis and Joan Buckley (Peers); a brother, Donald Buckley of Middleboro; a sister, Laurie and her husband James Boulter of Pembroke; mother-in-law Alicia Devlin of E Bridgewater;  brothers-in-law to James Hirl of Quincy, Joseph and Carole Hirl of Michigan; sister-in-law, Denise Hirl of Michigan; and many nieces and nephews, close friends and his best friend Pepin. 

A funeral Mass was held Nov. 23 at Holy Family Church,  Duxbury.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the John M. Buckley memorial fund for the benefit of his children c/o Rockland Trust 184 Summer Street, Kingston, MA 02364.