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Dr. James Lowery Bugg, Jr. August 14, 1932 – December 10, 2022 Dr. James Lowery Bugg, Jr., age 90, passed quietly at home on December 10, 2022, with family and his loving wife, Patricia, by his side. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Alice and James Bugg, sister Doris Bugg Turley, daughter Lee Ann Bugg Christians, and son-in-law David Karbach. Jim is survived by his wife of 67 years, Patricia Imorde Bugg, son, James Lowery Bugg III, and daughters Theresa Wilk (Brad), Martha Ausburn (John), Ellen Elliott (John), and Patricia Karbach, son-in-law Chris Christians, 11 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and niece Ann Turley Young. Raised in Owensboro, Kentucky, Jim was a graduate of Vanderbilt University and University of Louisville School of Dentistry and received a master’s degree from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry. This was followed by a teaching position at the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry. Jim joined the faculty of UT Health Houston School of Dentistry in 1967 and was awarded a Diplomate of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry in 1968. He became Department Chair of Pediatric Dentistry at the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry in 1974 and retired from their faculty in 1997. He was an active member of the American Society of Dentistry for Children throughout his career, including President from 1990 - 1991. Jim was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church, where he served as a Eucharistic Minister, was part of the Consolation Ministry, and as a member of the “Sixers” Group. He belonged to the Knights of Columbus and the St. Vincent DePaul Society. Jim was very creative. Throughout his life he made furniture, model planes and stained glass. There was never a home improvement project that he wouldn’t tackle with perfection. He worked tirelessly with his wife and son to build LadyBugg Farm in Sutherland Springs, Texas. In this labor of love, they took undeveloped land and created a viable farm with olive trees, blackberries, sheep and chickens, and a beautiful chapel where he built the altar. He will be missed terribly by those who love him, but we take comfort that his presence will continue to be felt through his legacy of family and charitable works. On Thursday, December 15, the family will receive friends at 9:00 a.m. at St. Matthew Catholic Church at 10703 Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, with a Rosary at 9:30 a.m. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., immediately followed by a reception in the Parish Hall. The Catholic Rite of Committal will follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery, 17501 Nacogdoches Road, San Antonio.

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Dr. James Lowery Bugg, Jr.

August 14, 1932 - December 10, 2022