Annis Gaythwaite Buckley Fund

The Annis Gaythwaite Buckley Fund was started by Annis herself on February 6, 1997 and became a permanent fund on May 20, 1999. She is one of the many people in Wakefield who quietly supported TSF and its goals. Annis was born in Lynn on June 8, 1910. She graduated from Lynn English High School and later, from Framingham Teacher’s College (now known as Framingham State College). Her teaching career of 38 years began in Everett and continued in Lynn. During World War II, she volunteered with the British Government as an ambulance driver in war-torn London and was later assigned to teach in London air raid shelters and classrooms. In 1944 she married Petty Officer Robert Buckley of the Royal Navy. They returned to America when the war ended. She was very active in the Wakefield Arts & Crafts Society as well as many other groups. She loved to travel and to research her English genealogy. She was known as the family historian and storyteller. Annis loved life and every day was an exciting adventure for her.