Dawn Marie Buckman, 71 of BROOKLYN, NY passed away Monday November 20, 2017 unexpectedly. Dawn was born, raised, and a proud resident of her Bay Ridge Brooklyn community. Dawn was a graduate of Fontbonne Hall Academy in Brooklyn. She went on to attend and graduate from Annhurst College. Dawn was recently retired from the Federal Government where she worked for 31 years.  Dawn was happiest when surrounded by family and friends and loved to entertain. She was an incredibly proud mother and grandmother. She was predeceased by her parents, Robert F. Buckman and Eleanore Marie (nee Gent) Buckman, and her granddaughter, Emma. She is survived by her three children, Dawn Marie Pender and husband Michael; Keith Muccigrosso and wife Kristine; and David Muccigrosso and wife Vicki; her nine grandchildren, Kristyn, Ryan, Brandon, Madison, Tyler, Jackson, Dylan, Olivia and Jake; her siblings, Denise Costello, Darlene Buckman and Robert Buckman Jr., as well as her Aunt Claireann Gent, niece, nephews and cherished friends.