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Buckskin developed an infection and reportedly took a turn for the worse after New Year's. Buckskin leaves behind three children: a son, Bucky, who lives in North Carolina and two daughters, Ann and Ginger, who live in Louisiana. The family says they appreciate the love the community has shown towards Buckskin. Click here to offer your condolences to the family on Facebook. Visitation will be held at 10 a. The memorial service will start at noon, followed by a reception. The church is located at Mollylea Drive.
The burial will be held privately for Buckskin's immediate family. I am deeply saddened by the loss of the beloved Buckskin Bill, Mr. William 'Bill' Black. So many in our community have fond memories of Buckskin Bill and his cherished television program. Not only did he delight generations of Baton Rouge children by giving them their first opportunity to appear on television, he did so while providing some of the first multimedia educational materials in the country and teaching the importance of charity and community.
He was a man ahead of his time and lived his life demonstrating that it is the community's central mission to take care of each other. On behalf of our community, my thoughts and love go out to his children and family. I think we should all continue to practice his famed advice, 'you're never completely dressed until you put on a smile. He was a giant of a man to all of us that grew up watching him. He gave LSU gymnastics a huge bump in our community when he asked me to join him every morning to do a minute of stretching and exercise on his show!
He was keenly aware of what is good in our community and always strived to make it better. Buckskin Bill's Penny March was instrumental in helping the zoo buy its first two elephants in the s. The statement from zoo director, Phil Frost, reads:. There's no question, we have always enjoyed visiting with Bill Black "Buckskin" Bill.
Black worked successfully to establish a zoo in Baton Rouge. Black and his wife, Elma K. Black died at the age of eighty-eight from an infection obtained through a partial hip replacement surgery.
He was survived by a son and two daughters. Burial was private. Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, Black's fellow Democrat , offered her condolences to the family upon Black's passing: "Not only did he delight generations of Baton Rouge children by giving them their first opportunity to appear on television, he did so while providing some of the first multimedia educational materials in the country and teaching the importance of charity and community.
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