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Buck H. Rietkerk
SANFORD, N.C. - Staff Sgt. Buck Henry Rietkerk, age 30, passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, due to a boating accident.
Buck was born on Veteran's Day, Nov. 11, 1978, at St. Benedicts Hospital in Jerome, Idaho. He was raised in Wendell, Idaho, and graduated from Wendell High School in 1997. He then reported for duty in the Army two weeks later. Buck earned his Special Forces Green Beret in 2005. He married Tatiana Alcocer of Bolivia in 2004. They have two daughters, Bianca Malena, 3 years old, and Isabella Grace,2 years old. Buck was proud of his career as a Special Forces Green Beret. He was a true athlete and sportsman who loved hunting, fishing and trapping.
Buck is survived by his wife and two daughters living in North Carolina; his parents, George and Nancy Rietkerk of Wendell; brother, George Rietkerk of Twin Falls; and niece, Jadon; brother, Jeff (Marsha) Rietkerk of Wendell; brother, Zach Rietkerk of Twin Falls; sister, Margaret Rietkerk of Wendell; grandparents, Henry and Cleo Rietkerk of Wendell; grandmother, JoEllen Goedhart of Jerome; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Buck is also survived by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Maxamul and Anna Maria Alcocer of Hope Mills, N.C.; brother-in-law, Max Alcocer of Georgia; brother-in-law, Antonio Alcocer of Texas; sister-in-law, Brenda and nephew, Ricardo of Sanford, N.C. Buck was preceded in death by his grandmother, Margaret Rietkerk; and grandfather, Sam Goedhart.
The funeral is being arranged by Lafayette Funeral Home in Lafayette, N.C., and a memorial service will be held in Wendell at a later date.
Buck's family will be compiling a memory book for his daughters to remember him by. Pictures or stories for this book can be brought to the memorial service, mailed to Buck Rietkerk Memorial, 3166 E. 3500 N., Twin Falls, ID 83301, or posted on the Internet at buckhenry.advancedtechnology.pro.