SOUTH PORTLAND – Our God, Father Son and Holy Spirit, blessed Gene, born in Meriden Conn. on March 18, 1930, to Muriel and Joseph Kucinkas, with belief in Jesus and His saving sacrifice.He also blessed Gene with a mother, who encouraged him; a loving and caring wife, Carolyn who truly stood by him through thick and thin; a family to be proud of, Deborah, Heidi, and Gene Jr.; in-laws Stephen, and Mickie; four grandchildren, Melanie, Steve, Joy, Gene III; and our great-grandson, Wesson Gene; brothers Neil, Chris (now deceased), Lee and Marilyn, Carolyn’s sister.Our Lord, creator of all things gifted Gene with food, shelter and clothing beyond his needs and with employment that was both rewarding and pleasurable. He worked with many brilliant engineers and scientists and was pleased that five he employed, eventually founded successful businesses of their own. While on vacation or on work assignments he visited every state in the union and many countries around the world including the most far flung, China and Saudi Arabia. On one trip he circled the globe going west stopping in Seoul Korea to visit his brother, Chris. He was a pioneer in the use of computers for controlling processes in the metals, food, textile, rubber, plastic, chemical, petrochemical and petroleum industries. His accomplishments include several innovations including a digital Beta gauge to measure and control coating thickness, first application of a television screen for data display, the Profitmaster and the AMACS control systems. He authored two fiction novels “Be Forewarned” (self-published), and SCAMA (not published, just for fun) as well as numerous technical papers. Along life’s way he was awarded the Bausch and Lomb science medal, National Honor Society (high school) BSME and Peel Prize (WPI), ROTC medals and Presidents award (ADL). He enjoyed playing golf, cards, skiing, sailing, baking bread, Elder Hostel Trips, and storytelling to young and old.Gene served Broomfield, Colo. on the Citizens Capital Improvement Committee for 10 years, as Chairman of the first Arts and Science committee and first appointee to the Scientific Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) board of directors. At one time or another, he served his church as Treasurer, Elder and Sunday School Superintendent. He served his country for 3 1/2 years in the U.S. Army Signal Corps as an Atomic weapons electronic officer.Believe, Gene awaits you in heaven!

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