TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for BUXTON, CALVIN JOHN 
  
Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from Jan. 28 to Jan. 29, 2016 

Died: Tuesday, January 26, 2016

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BUXTON, CALVIN JOHN 

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Calvin John Buxton, "Coach", age 58, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016. 
He was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Houma 

He is survived by his son, Chet Michael Buxton; daughter, Erin Buxton Martin 
and spouse, Derek Joshua Martin; brother, Richard H. Buxton Jr., and Chet and 
Erin's mother, Donna Fournier Buxton. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard H. Buxton Sr. and Charmaine 
Angelo Buxton; and brother, Jay E. Buxton. 

Since 1984 he was employed by Vandebilt Catholic High School where he taught 
biology, coached the Terrier baseball team and served, for a time, as the 
school's athletic director. He was an assistant coach at HL Bourgeois High 
School and E.D. White High School prior to his time at Vandebilt. 
Buxton coached the Terrier baseball team to two runner-up State champions in 
1992 and 1996 and a State semi-finalist in 2003. 
He taught and coached hundreds of students during his coaching career and each 
student had profound meaning for him as a teacher and coach. 

Services will be held Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the Vandebilt Catholic High 
School Kolb Center, 209 South Hollywood Road, Houma, La, 70360 beginning at 
8:30 AM with Mass at 10:30. 

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Coach's name to Vandebilt Catholic 
High School. 

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