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The Jimmy Buffett Vital StatisticsJames William Buffett was born on December 25, 1946 in Pascagoula, MS. Jimmy's father's name is James Delaney Buffett, Jr. and his mother's last name is Peets. Jimmy grew up in Mobile, AL where he attended McGill-Toolen (Catholic school). Can you believe he was a varsity cheerleader? Jimmy attended Auburn University before receiving a B.S. in history from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1969. Jimmy was a brother of Kappa Sigma fraternity. In 1969, Jimmy married Margie Washichek. Their marriage lasted approximately two years. Before signing a recording contract in 1970 with Barnaby Records, Buffett lived in Nashville and worked writing articles for Billboard. Around this same time, he appeared in a cover band The Now Generation. Buffett is credited on two of their albums: Come Together and Hits Are Our Business. Jimmy married his second wife, Jane Slagsvol from Columbia, South Carolina, on August 27, 1977. They were later separated for 9 years, but have since reunited. Jimmy has two daughters: Savannah Jane (6/1/79) and Sarah Delaney (4/1/92). Cameron Marley Buffett was adopted by the Buffett's during the summer of 1994. Jimmy's sister, Laurie Buffett, is married to author Thomas McGuane. Jimmy is a distant cousin of multi-millionaire Warren Buffett, whom he affectionately calls "Uncle Warren." Jimmy currently resides in Palm Beach, FL where his daughters attend school. He also has residences in several other locations including Key West and Long Island. He maintains an apartment in New Orleans and owns a farm/ranch near Orlando. Jimmy is chairman of the Save the Manatee club. For
more information: Jimmy was a founder of Friends of Florida, an environmental group which focused on the problem of preserving the Florida eco-structure. Jimmy Buffett is an avid sailor and he owns several boats. Jimmy is also an airplane pilot. He began flying in 1985 and has a passion for seaplanes. Currently he owns:
Jimmy crashed his Grumman G-44 Widgeon seaplane on take-off from Nantucket a couple years ago. He swam away from the wreckage, but the Widgeon was not so lucky. This is an excerpt from the accident report: During takeoff, with the airplane "on the step," the pilot saw a swell coming towards the airplane from the left. The pilot stated that before he could reduce the power, the airplane veered to the right. He stated aileron input did not seem to upright the airplane so he then reduced the power. He stated the airplane impacted the water on the left side of its nose and then nosed over. Post accident examination of airframe and engines did not reveal any anomalies. Thanks to sharkbite@earthlink.net for finding this information. |
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