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Alvin Austin Obituary
August 8, 1954 - April 18, 2016
Buz Austin passed away on April 18, 2016 at his home in Colorado Springs.
Buz was born in Cleveland, MS to Alvin F. Austin Sr. and Mavis Nicholson Austin. He fell in love with Colorado as a child and moved to Durango in 1981 where he worked for The Durango Herald, The Greenery and Durango Concrete.
He is survived by son, Brad Austin (Connie) of Colorado Springs; daughter, Rita Austin of Durango; two grandchildren, Zach and Leah Austin; sister, Fairy (Charlie) Brown of Enterprise, MS.
Cremation and a private interment are planned. A memorial service is planned for a later date in MS.
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john campbell
May 18, 2016
Sympathy and prayers to the family. He will be missed. John and Dee Campbell
Janece and Stephen Handley
April 23, 2016
Janece and I are thinking of you and your family and we have you in our prayers.
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