Jeffrey Robert Buckley was born September 19th, 1970 to Ann Marie and Lawrence Buckley. He was doing what he loved, skiing at Beaver Creek Mountain in Colorado when an accident eventually took his life on March 20th, 2026. He was fifty five years old and surrounded by family. 

    He is survived by his beloved children Abigail and Elizabeth Buckley, and through his charisma and never ending love, united this family with that of his long term partner Lisa Mancini and her four children Elle, Sophia, Joey, and Ava Mancini. His four older brothers remain: Mike and his wife Maria, Chris and his wife Dorothy, John and his wife Kathleen, and Tim and his wife Susan. 

    Jeff was a son and a brother, a father and a friend, a truly loved individual that was always surrounded by those who cherished him. He grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut, playing tennis and learning to sail at Black Rock Yacht Club, lasting passions of his until the day he passed. He graduated from Boston College with a bachelor's degree in sociology and subsequently had a successful real estate career. He loved music, tennis, to golf, to ski, to sail. He was a brilliant, caring, giving, lively, and moral individual. 

    Calling hours will be held on Sunday, March 29th, 2026, from 2-6pm at the Lesko Funeral Home, 1209 Post Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824, with a prayer service at 5:30pm. Services will continue on Monday, March 30th, 2026, at 10:30am at St. Pius Church in Fairfield. His burial will be private, per the family's request.

    To order flowers from a local florist, get directions, or sign his online guest register, please visit www.LeskoFuneralHome.com.