Humphreys, Lloyd 'Buck' Edwin

Lloyd “Buck” Edwin Humphreys, 72, of Dallas, Texas, died March 18, 2010, after a strong fight with a sudden illness. 

Born in Chicago on March 8, 1938, he graduated from Calumet High School in 1956, and was the president of his senior class. After a national recruiting effort he selected the University of Iowa, where he attended on a full football athletic scholarship. He graduated with a B.S. in political science in 1959 and a J.D. Cum Laude with distinction in 1962. He practiced law in Cedar Rapids for 25 years, Dallas, Texas and Eugene, Ore., for another decade. In 1995, he earned a master's degree in theology from Southern Methodist University.   He was an ordained priest and served as senior pastor of St. Charles Anglican Church in Grand Prairie, Texas.

He is survived by his wife, Cindy Kindl; two daughters, Elizabeth Humphreys of Dallas and Melissa (Tony) Dougherty of Mooloolah, Australia; two sons, L. Charles (Laura) Humphreys of Dallas and James (Bridgit) Humphreys of Cedar Rapids; their mother, Nancy Gearhart Brown of Cedar Rapids; two sisters, Audrey L. Fain of Port Townsend, Wash., and Gail Sampson of Leesburg, Va.; grandsons, Charlie, Zach, Alex, Padraig and Tyler; granddaughters, Danielle (Brad TeBockhorst), Josephine and Magdalene; great-granddaughter, Grace; and great-grandson, Austin. 

He was preceded in death by his mother, Mildred Schwarz Humphreys; father, Lloyd Owen Humphreys; and his infant son, William David.

He was admitted to the Iowa Bar Association in 1962, the Oregon Bar Association in 1980 and the Texas Bar Association in 1987. He was a Ford Foundation Fellowship recipient in 1963 and served as a staff attorney for Governor Mark Hatfield of Oregon. While stationed as an Army Judge Advocate in Bremerhaven, Germany, he volunteered for duty in Vietnam and was one of the first attorneys serving in the country. He was invited to be a member of the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. He was board certified in Texas in personal injury trial law.

During the “Glory Years” of Iowa football from 1956-1960, they won three Big Ten championships, two Rose Bowls and the Grantland Rice Award in 1958 given to the National Champion of College Football by the sports writers of America.   He was a four-year letterman in football, playing center and linebacker. He was a Kick Off Magazine All Midwest First Team Selection and played in the North South Shrine Bowl Game. He was the first recipient of the Coach Forest Evashevski Football Scholastic Achievement Award on Nov. 22, 1960. Also while at the University of Iowa, he was vice-president of the Liberal Arts class, president of Sigma Chi fraternity, president of the Letterman's Club and president of Omicron Delta Kappa. He was also a Distinguished Military graduate in ROTC.

His passion for helping people shaped his life, especially the disadvantaged who might not otherwise have had representation. He always encouraged his children and grandchildren to achieve the 10 percent winning edge. He loved and took great joy in his children and his grandchildren and especially his wife, Cindy.

Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 23, at Grace Episcopal Church, 525 A Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. Interment will be at Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City.   A Welsh reception will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at University of Iowa Hall of Fame, Varsity Club Room, on the corner of Melrose and Morman Trek, Iowa City. Arrangements are being handled by Gay & Ciha Funeral Home, Iowa City. 

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 In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in his memory.