Herbert Kuchinsky, of Livermore, CA, died at his home at age 90 on May 31, 2016. He was born on October 12, 1925, in Passaic, NJ, to hard-working immigrant parents, Jacob and Rose Rosenthal Kuchinsky (originally, Kuczynski) and had 2 brothers, Saul and Isadore, who predeceased Herb. He attended Patterson High School. Herb's first job was helping his father build homes. He trained as a Navy pilot during WWll, and then went on to complete his Bachelor's and Master's degrees on the GI bill.
In 1947 he married Bess M. Birnbaum, who predeceased Herb in 2003, after 56 years of marriage. Together they had 2 children, Jan and Neil. Herb owned 2 businesses, a furniture manufacturing business in NJ, and then an import business in GA. He was a life-long athlete, playing raquetball in the Senior Olympics at 84, winning gold and silver medals, and playing locally until age 88.
Herb is survived by his 2 children, Jan and Neil, their respective spouses, Jesse and Laura, and four grandchildren, Leah, Jacob, Nathan and Kyla, as well as Leah's husband, Joshua, and Nathan's fiancé, Elizabeth. Herb was a wise, kind, patient, and much beloved father and grandfather.
A service will be held Monday, June 6th, 10:00 AM at Callahan Mortuary Chapel in Livermore, followed by internment at Roselawn Cemetery in Livermore. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Herb's name to: The Parkinson's Institute in Sunnyvale, CA, the Michael J. Fox Foundation, or CaringVoice.org.