My name is Andrew W. Buck, and I am running as a Republican for Ray County Coroner. I appreciate you taking a bit of time to get to know me. My wife, Stephanie, our two children and I moved to Richmond in 2020. We previously lived in the Kansas City area before deciding it was time to go back to our roots. Stephanie and I grew up in small towns and we are excited to share that same type of experience with our children — Gwendolyn is seven and Sterling will be six in August. We are so blessed to have been accepted into Richmond and our neighborhood with open arms, overwhelming generosity and a sense of home. I am currently a full-time funeral director and embalmer with Hidden Valley Funeral Home. Hidden Valley has 3 locations in Ray County: Richmond, Excelsior Springs/Wood Heights and Lawson along with two locations in Clay County, Liberty and Kearney. Previously I was employed as a funeral director and embalmer in Kansas City for almost 18 years. I joined Hidden Valley in 2022, as…