On August 24, 2012 Judge William R. Buchanan, Sr. beloved husband of the late Ella Mae Buchanan (nee Norman); devoted father of Jane B. Watkins and husband Jeffery, William R. Buchanan, Jr. and wife Tisha, John S. Buchanan and wife Cathleen, Carol B. Hicks and husband Patrick and Mary (Pebbles) Englehart and husband Michael; loving grandfather of Ryan, Matthew, Dean and Ethan Watkins, Victoria Buchanan, Clay, Kevin and Taylor Buchanan, Michelle, Clara and Bradley Hicks, and Paige and Warren Englehart; loving great grandfather of Nathanael Watkins.

Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc. 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26) on Tuesday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph Church, Texas on Wednesday at 10:00 AM. Entombment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; 10626 York Rd. Suite A; Cockeysville, MD 21030, Mount St. Joseph H.S.; 4403 Frederick Ave.; Baltimore, MD 21229, or Loyola University MD; 4501 N. Charles St.; Baltimore, MD 21210.