Roy Arnold Buhl
- Roy Arnold Buhl, resident of Clinton Tennessee, formerly of Williamsburg, Kentucky, passed away at home on April 8, 2024 at the age of 80. He is survived by his wife, Marienne Breinig, a son, Michael Gregory Esch of Sparkman, Arkansas, his granddaughter Christina Blaine, and great grandson Robert Gentry Blaine both of Jacksonville, Arkansas, his sister Alice Fae Weiland of Williamsburg, a niece Janet Ingram/Morris Miller, and nephews Robert Allen Ingram of Williamsburg and Aaron Weiland of Cleveland Georgia. He is preceded in death by his parents Willard and Elizabeth Buhl and Linda Sue Ingram his sister.
Roy graduated from Williamsburg Independent Schools in 1962 where under the guidance of Arch Caudill he excelled in math, chemistry, and displayed an interest in electronics; he is remembered for building a large successful rocket. He was recognized as All SEKC Defense for football, was a member of the Beta Club and participated in other extracurricular activities. While attending Cumberland College where he was influenced by P.R. Jones to pursue studies in engineering, while majoring in chemistry and math. He also attended the University of Tennessee. During his time at Cumberland he began his career at the Oak Ridge National Laboratories where he ultimately became active in designing very sophisticated equipment for developing, testing, and evaluating nuclear reactor fuels. There he created both computer software programs and studied properties of nuclear fuels for reactors. He was well known for his problem solving abilities on complex issues.
Roy was an accomplished pilot, cave scuba diver, and photographer and enjoyed creating novel electronics. As an artist in his later years, some of his oil paintings were exhibited at the Oak Ridge Art Center.
In later life he suffered from radiation dermatitis and radiation induced cardiac disease from exposure to radiation as understanding of radiation safety evolved. Roy was courteous, kind and will be missed greatly by all. The funeral service will be 3:00 PM Thursday, April 11, 2024 at the Ellison Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jerry Lowrie officiating. Interment will be in the Highland Park Cemetery Davis Addition.
The visitation will be 1:00 PM until the funeral hour Thursday, April 11, 2024 at the funeral home.
Condolences may be made to the family at www.ellisonfh.com Ellison Funeral Home is entrusted with these arrangements.