Pawleys Island: John "Jack" Godwin Buffington died August 28, 2018. He was 20 years old. A graduate of Waccamaw High School, he was a junior at the College of Charleston. He loved wholeheartedly his mother and father, his brother and sister; his extended family; his friends, roommates, and fraternity brothers. Jack found joy in surfing, skateboarding, and the ocean air. His light graced the lives of all who knew him. Born in Columbia, Jack spent happy early years at Shandon Presbyterian Preschool and A.C. Moore Elementary and in Hollywood Park with friends. The family moved to Pawleys Island when he was seven. The beach was the place he was the happiest; he spent his summers teaching surfing to younger kids. Jack was a varsity letterman for Waccamaw High's Cross Country team. A member of Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church, he served as head acolyte there during his high school years. He is survived by his parents, Bobby and Melissa Buffington; his sister, Josie, and brother, Rob; his grandparents, Johnny and Judy Godwin, and Rebecca Godwin and Deane Bogardus; his aunts, Carrie Godwin Barnwell and Elizabeth Buffington Byrd, his uncles, Bill Buffington and Bryan Buffington. Special recognition, too, to an amazing community of friends and neighbors who treated Jack like family. Visitation is Thursday from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church, 113 Baskervill Drive, Pawleys Island. The memorial service, also held at Holy Cross, will be Friday at 2:00, with Father Wil Keith and Father Jason Roberson presiding; a reception will follow at the church. Memorials may be made to the College of Charleston Foundation for Suicide Prevention R819, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424 or to the Grand Strand/Myrtle Beach Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation (surfridergrandstrand.org). Sign a guest book at www.mayerfuneralhome.com. The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home is assisting the family.