Steven “Bucky” Satterfield, Class of 1949, is preparing for another family Christmas gathering.

Bucky, part of the faceitiously named Gang That Terrorized Marion County (article and photos about the “gang” was posted on this blog Nov. 20), lives next door to his daughter, Beth Satterfield Tate, and son-in-law Terry Tate.

Bucky also provided most of my misinformation about sex during my teen years. He had a vivid imagination and a talent for embroidering the situation.

The photo was taken last Christmas at son Steve Satterfield’s house in Winfield.

BACK ROW FROM LEFT

Beth Satterfield Tate (daughter), Steven “Bucky” Satterfield, Jared Tate (grandson), Meghan Tate (granddaughter), Terry Tate (son- in-law), Ryan Satterfield (grandson).

FRONT ROW

Rose Satterfield (Bucky’s wife), Jacob Satterfield (grandson), Steve Satterfield (son) and Joni Satterfield (daughter).

Bucky is a retired West Virginia State Police Officer living in St. Albans. The irony is that it was the police who showed up when the gang went swimming in the Fairmont Field Club pool at 3 a.m. long, long ago. So Bucky already was familiar with the uniform.

As explained in the Nov. 20 article about The Gang That Terrorized Marion County (with photos then and now), we would roam Marion County in cars provided by Bruno’s or Jake’s fathers, or hitchhike to Fairmont, or take a bus.

We were stupid and teenagers, which seems redundant, but we weren’t mean. We did hit a lot of Marion County booze joints, though.

Roy “Jaybird” Murphy, Class of 1966 and the 1966 Black Diamond yearbook editor who was a West Virginia State Police officer (1973-84) before spending 30 years in the retail business, remembers that “Bucky's sister married into the Thompson family that had the grocery store in Worthington." 

That was Violet Irene Satterfield Thompson, Class of 1942. She still lives in Worthington.

 Bucky's other sisters are Mary Virginia “Ginny” Satterfield Lipinski, Class of 1942, of Charleston, a Monongah High cheerleader who married Luge Lipinski; and Eleanor Louise Satterfield Kennedy, Class of 1946, of Vero Beach, Florida.
 

Bucky’s brother, Bud Satterfield, was Class of 1947. Another brother, Neil Satterfield, Class of 1952, passed away in February.

Others in the “gang” with Bucky and me were Frank “Bruno” Franze, who lives in Slidell, Louisiana; Donald “Jake” Halpenny of Fairmont; the late Lawrence “Sonny” Godby;  Anthony “Tony” Eates, who lives in Fairmont with wife Lucy; Robert “Satch” Kasper, who has homes in South Lyon and Grand Lake (Presque Isle), Michigan; the late Joe Manzo; and the late Tom “Judge” Starcher.