Ken Buxton passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 10th, 2024. Unfortunately, when Ken died his bank account was in overdraft and there are no funds available to cover funeral costs.

Finances are strained for each of Ken’s children; none of them are able to shoulder this financial burden. Please consider giving to help us honour our dad, Ken.

The funds raised will be used to cover expenses related to Ken’s celebration of life and to pay his outstanding debts. Without the funds, we will be unable to celebrate his life.

A bit about Ken from his son Matt:

“On Wednesday, June 10th, my dad unexpectedly passed away. It was a typical day in the life of Kenneth Buxton. He left me a voicemail about wanting to change his phone plan (for the millionth time). He took DARTS to Dollarama to buy a whole bunch of his favourite things (that are horrible for him) and evidence left in his room revealed that he enjoyed many of those treats. Everyone who knew him was amazed at his ability to get out and about as a blind, 82 year old man; he truly was impressive.

My dad had a difficult home life and childhood. He was in and out of the Children’s Aid, being sent to live with several foster families. He progressively lost his eyesight, and was completely blind in his 20s. Never once did I hear him complain about his disability. Despite these challenges he raised three children with my mom. There are many things that my dad wasn't able to do that a typical father could, but he still took me to Blue Jays games, to see a movie at the theatre, or a subway adventure to visit old friends downtown.

One of the things that people loved most about my dad was his sense of humour and ability to make people laugh. I’m sure his friends have many stories of his goofy antics from long ago. He had many good friends who cared about and looked out for him.

I’m envious of his childlike faith. He passed away with the confidence that we have life after death through Jesus. He spoke about his faith often (even though it often came off as pushy to others); his only intention was to pass along a message of hope to others. I honestly don’t think that his life would have had the stability or fruitfulness that it did if it weren’t for that anchor for his soul.

He would often express how much he missed his brother Jack, or my mom Elaine who died in 2022. My hope is that he’s with them now. He’ll be greatly missed by me and my sisters, Aimee and Sarah. I’m going to miss the routine of heading to Waterdown to help him reconnect his landline phone or clean up his apartment. My hope is that I’ll see him again one day, and maybe he’s seeing me now for the very first time. I love you dad.”