(DIR) Home Grease actress Susan Buckner breathes her last at 72 (HTM) Source ---------------------------------------------------------------------- __ Susan Buckner dies at 72 _Grease_ actress Susan Buckner died at the age of 72 on Thursday, May 2, although no cause of death has been identified till date. Melissa Berthier, a publicist for the family announced the big news, stating: "Susan died peacefully on May 2 surrounded by loved ones." Speaking exclusively to _PEOPLE_ , Buckner's daughter Samantha Mansfield added: "The light she brought into every room will be missed forever. She was magic, and I was very lucky to call her my best friend." Susan, who is best known for playing cheerleader Patty Simcox in the 1978 comedy, made a name for herself on the pageant circuit. The actress, who was born in 1952 in Seatle, also won _Miss Washington_ twenty years later ahead of representing the state at the Miss America Competition the next year. Buckner rose to fame after featuring on _The Dean Martin Show_ , an all-female singing and dancing group. For the unversed, the late actress made appearances on _The Mac Davis Show, Sonny and Cher, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Love Boat,_ and _The Hardy Boys/ Nancy Drew_ Mysteries _._ ______________________________________________________________________ Served by Flask-Gopher/2.2.1