04/19/2026
Sunday Post - Murrayville
How I Chose My Business’ Name
Uncle Buck’s Plumbing didn’t come from a branding session or a business plan. It came from family, and it goes back to when I was a kid.
The name actually started as “Bucky.” That’s what I was called in early childhood. It wasn’t something I picked, and it didn’t come from friends or school. It was a family name from the start. Over time, like most nicknames, it evolved. Bucky became Bucks, but it never left the family circle. That’s where it belonged.
Because my eldest brother is 15 years older than me, I became an uncle pretty young. When his kids started talking, they didn’t call me by my first name. To them, I was Uncle Bucks. That’s how they knew me, and that’s the name that stuck as they grew up.
That name came with responsibility. It meant showing up. Being reliable. Being someone they could count on without having to ask twice.
Years later, when it came time to name a plumbing business, there wasn’t much debate.
Plumbing is straightforward. Something breaks, someone calls, and you fix it properly. People are trusting you in their homes, often when things have gone sideways. The name had to reflect trust and consistency, not just the trade.
Uncle Buck’s Plumbing already did.
It represents family, reliability, and doing things right the first time. No shortcuts. No overcomplicating it. Just honest work.
That’s the story behind the name.
