Obituary of Leslie O. Kuhn

Leslie “Les� O. Kuhn, age 78 of Clarkson, NY, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2016 in Danville, IL where he had moved to be closer to family. Les was born July 6, 1938 in East Aurora, NY, the son of Oscar and Alice (Hupp) Kuhn. He was formerly married to Sheila Kuhn of Clarkson, NY. Les will be greatly missed by his remaining sister Norma (Kuhn) Weber of East Aurora, daughter Leslie H. Kuhn Boedicker of Danville, IL and son Randall G. Kuhn of Hamlin, NY. Les’ pride and joy was his three grandchildren Andrew, Justin, and Tyler Kuhn of Rochester NY. Les was preceded in death by his sister Arlene (Kuhn) Kelner of Holiday, Fl, and his wife Sheila. Les began his adult life in the Navy doing AT – Aviation Electronics. He was in the Patron Squadron 56- Dragons and finished his Navy carrier as an E5, Petty Officer 2nd class. Les always said that being in the Navy was some of the best years of his life, and he was lucky enough to go on a tiger cruise on the USS America with his son Randy, having an adventure of a lifetime. After Les’ tour of duty was over, he went to work in television and later audio visual services and computers at SUNY Brockport, where he then retired after 31 years of service. After retirement, Les was very busy participating in and teaching dance, astronomy, model railroading, traveling, playing with the grandkids, and teaching them all the cool things he taught his own children like camping, swimming, and canoeing; and he still had time to learn to play the piano and run his own robotics corporation, inventing a Robot Arm that could be run on a PC. A celebration of Les’ life will be held on Friday, November 25 at Thomas E. Burger Funeral Home, Inc., 734 East Ave., Hilton, NY 14468. The visitation will be at 2 PM with a memorial beginning at 3 PM. A New Orleans Jazz event will be held afterwards at 5 PM at Carmestro’s, 50 Canning St., Hilton, NY 14468. Memorials in Les’ name can be made to the Vermilion County War Museum, 307 N. Vermilion St., Danville, IL 61832, a place where Les volunteered as a docent during the last few years of his life. Arrangements entrusted to Thomas E. Burger Funeral Home, 735 East Avenue, Hilton, NY. http://www.burgerfuneralhome.com.