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In Loving Memory

Kuc, William J. “Bill”

Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Beloved husband of Mary Wildhagen-Kuc; dear father of Daniel and John Kuc; dear brother of Kathy (Kevin) Maloney, Larry (the late Linda) Kuc and Mary (Ken) Klinger. Our dear brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend.

Services: Memorial Service will be celebrated at Kutis Affton Chapel, 10151 Gravois, Saturday, January 22, 12:30 p.m. Bill served on the Webster Groves Library Board for 10 years. Contributions to the Webster Groves Library appreciated.

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46 thoughts on “Kuc, William J. “Bill””

  1. My sincerest condolonces and prayers for the family. I had the honor of working with Bill some when I was with Baker Hughes. He was a tremendous help.

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  2. My sincerest condolonces and prayers for the family. I had the honor of working with Bill some when I was with Baker Hughes. He was a tremendous help.

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  3. I often saw Bill while I was out around the neighborhood. While I didn’t know him that well, he seemed to be a kind man and always said hello. My condolences to his family. He will be missed

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  4. I often saw Bill while I was out around the neighborhood. While I didn’t know him that well, he seemed to be a kind man and always said hello. My condolences to his family. He will be missed

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  5. My condolences go out to the family. Bill was a joy as a friend and coworker. I enjoyed going to WWII weekends with Bill in St Louis as he was a great WWII buff and new great detail of all the equipment and strategies of the time. Bill was a wealth of information in many areas and I will miss him.

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  6. My condolences go out to the family. Bill was a joy as a friend and coworker. I enjoyed going to WWII weekends with Bill in St Louis as he was a great WWII buff and new great detail of all the equipment and strategies of the time. Bill was a wealth of information in many areas and I will miss him.

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  7. I was so very sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. Bill was a colleague of mine for 34 years at Baker Hughes – but more importantly he was a dear friend. I will miss his intelligence, his scientific knowledge, his good nature, his incredible quick wit and humor. My heartfelt sympathy goes to Mary, Dan, John and all of Bill’s family at this difficult time. May you know that all who knew Bill loved him..

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  8. I was so very sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. Bill was a colleague of mine for 34 years at Baker Hughes – but more importantly he was a dear friend. I will miss his intelligence, his scientific knowledge, his good nature, his incredible quick wit and humor. My heartfelt sympathy goes to Mary, Dan, John and all of Bill’s family at this difficult time. May you know that all who knew Bill loved him..

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  9. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Mary, Dan and John. Bill had such a kind and gentle spirit. We will miss seeing Bill walking Ed in the neighborhood. Prayers and hugs during this difficult time.

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  10. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Mary, Dan and John. Bill had such a kind and gentle spirit. We will miss seeing Bill walking Ed in the neighborhood. Prayers and hugs during this difficult time.

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  11. My sincere condolences go out to Mary and the family of Bill. Bill was a long time co-worker and good friend. Mary,thanks for allowing me to visit Bill before this Christmas. He will be missed.

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  12. My sincere condolences go out to Mary and the family of Bill. Bill was a long time co-worker and good friend. Mary,thanks for allowing me to visit Bill before this Christmas. He will be missed.

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  13. Our deepest sympathies to Mary, Dan, and John. I always enjoyed talking about wildlife with Bill. He always had a kind word to share. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

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  14. Our deepest sympathies to Mary, Dan, and John. I always enjoyed talking about wildlife with Bill. He always had a kind word to share. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

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  15. Our condolences go out to Mary, Dan, John, and Bill’s brother and sister. Bill was a good friend and fishing companion. Quite memorable were several fishing trips: wading up an ice-cold Meramec River, a float fishing trip down the Green River in Wyoming, and fishing for trout at a high alpine lake on the Grand Mesa in Colorado. I’ll miss Bill but he’ll be in my thoughts whenever I’ll go fishing.

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  16. Our condolences go out to Mary, Dan, John, and Bill’s brother and sister. Bill was a good friend and fishing companion. Quite memorable were several fishing trips: wading up an ice-cold Meramec River, a float fishing trip down the Green River in Wyoming, and fishing for trout at a high alpine lake on the Grand Mesa in Colorado. I’ll miss Bill but he’ll be in my thoughts whenever I’ll go fishing.

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  17. So very sorry to hear about Bill’s passing He was a very nice person and cousin. My sincere condolences to Mary and his family.

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  18. So very sorry to hear about Bill’s passing He was a very nice person and cousin. My sincere condolences to Mary and his family.

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  19. Very sad to hear about Bill’s passing. From the Dwivedy family we offer our sincere condolences to Mary, Dan and John. I was privileged to have known and worked with Bill for 30 plus years. We often jostled each other on many topics, but at the end of the day we respected each other as friends and co-workers. Bill was extremely kind and helping to my daughter during her internship one summer, which she rememberers so vividly. We as a family were fortunate that my daughter, son and I got to work and know Bill. Will miss his wittiness and his friendship.

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  20. Very sad to hear about Bill’s passing. From the Dwivedy family we offer our sincere condolences to Mary, Dan and John. I was privileged to have known and worked with Bill for 30 plus years. We often jostled each other on many topics, but at the end of the day we respected each other as friends and co-workers. Bill was extremely kind and helping to my daughter during her internship one summer, which she rememberers so vividly. We as a family were fortunate that my daughter, son and I got to work and know Bill. Will miss his wittiness and his friendship.

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  21. It’s been years since I saw Bill. We were brothers at the same fraternity. He was a very genuine and fun-loving guy. I am so sorry to hear of his passing. The world needs more people like him… not less.

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  22. It’s been years since I saw Bill. We were brothers at the same fraternity. He was a very genuine and fun-loving guy. I am so sorry to hear of his passing. The world needs more people like him… not less.

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  23. Bill was a contientious and reliable member of the library board. As chair of the Human Resource Committee he was always concerned about everyone who worked for the library. We had many discussions of the books we were reading, and over the years I was proud to think of him as a friend.

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  24. Bill was a contientious and reliable member of the library board. As chair of the Human Resource Committee he was always concerned about everyone who worked for the library. We had many discussions of the books we were reading, and over the years I was proud to think of him as a friend.

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  25. My sincere condolences go out to Mary, Dan, John and the family of Bill. He was a treasured friend. We worked together at Union Carbide in Terrytown, New York starting in 1972. We performed many environmental projects in New York, Colorado, Arkansas and others. We enjoyed hunting and fishing in the Adirondacks In 1981-82 I was lucky enough to bring Bill to Petrolite in Webster Groves. Together with JoAnn McMahon, the three of us were a team that worked so well together and made lots of memories. Bill was one of the most intelligent, kindness persons you could know and I was so thrilled when he met Mary. I was lucky to have you as a friend Bill.

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  26. My sincere condolences go out to Mary, Dan, John and the family of Bill. He was a treasured friend. We worked together at Union Carbide in Terrytown, New York starting in 1972. We performed many environmental projects in New York, Colorado, Arkansas and others. We enjoyed hunting and fishing in the Adirondacks In 1981-82 I was lucky enough to bring Bill to Petrolite in Webster Groves. Together with JoAnn McMahon, the three of us were a team that worked so well together and made lots of memories. Bill was one of the most intelligent, kindness persons you could know and I was so thrilled when he met Mary. I was lucky to have you as a friend Bill.

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  27. My sincere condolences go out to Mary and the family of Bill. He was a treasured friend. We worked together at Union Carbide in Terrytown, New York starting in 1973. We performed many environmental projects in New York, Colorado, Arkansas and other placess. We enjoyed hunting and fishing in the Catskills and Adirondacks In 1983 I was lucky enough to bring Bill to Petrolite in Webster Groves. Together with JoAnn McMahon, the three of us were a team that worked so well together and made lots of memories. Bill was one of the most intelligent, kindness persons you could know and I was so thrilled when he met Mary. I was lucky to have you as a friend Bill.

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  28. My sincere condolences go out to Mary and the family of Bill. He was a treasured friend. We worked together at Union Carbide in Terrytown, New York starting in 1973. We performed many environmental projects in New York, Colorado, Arkansas and other placess. We enjoyed hunting and fishing in the Catskills and Adirondacks In 1983 I was lucky enough to bring Bill to Petrolite in Webster Groves. Together with JoAnn McMahon, the three of us were a team that worked so well together and made lots of memories. Bill was one of the most intelligent, kindness persons you could know and I was so thrilled when he met Mary. I was lucky to have you as a friend Bill.

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  29. Mary, Dan, and John. We were so saddened to hear of Bills passing. What a great guy. How could you not like Bill. I enjoyed my many years with Bill at Petrolite and became good friends with bill and Mary since Dan and John were born in the same years as my boys and we shared the same Webster Groves pre-school. I do regret that I hadn’t spent any time with him for many years now. God Bless.

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  30. Mary, Dan, and John. We were so saddened to hear of Bills passing. What a great guy. How could you not like Bill. I enjoyed my many years with Bill at Petrolite and became good friends with bill and Mary since Dan and John were born in the same years as my boys and we shared the same Webster Groves pre-school. I do regret that I hadn’t spent any time with him for many years now. God Bless.

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  31. As a cousin of Bill’s, I have very fond memories of him and the rest of the Kuc family. We all grew up together in a time that seemed so much simpler than it is now. Let me offer my deepest sympathy to everyone who knew and loved him.

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  32. As a cousin of Bill’s, I have very fond memories of him and the rest of the Kuc family. We all grew up together in a time that seemed so much simpler than it is now. Let me offer my deepest sympathy to everyone who knew and loved him.

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  33. We are deeply saddened by Bill’s passing. He was a kind and gentle person whom we enjoyed talking with and seeing walking often in the neighborhood. Our hearts are with you.

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  34. We are deeply saddened by Bill’s passing. He was a kind and gentle person whom we enjoyed talking with and seeing walking often in the neighborhood. Our hearts are with you.

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  35. I am sadden by Bills passing. My thoughts and prayers are with the family. I enjoyed working with with Bill for many years he will be greatly missed.

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  36. I am sadden by Bills passing. My thoughts and prayers are with the family. I enjoyed working with with Bill for many years he will be greatly missed.

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  37. I am so sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. I enjoyed working with him back in the Petrolite days in Webster Groves. My deepest condolences to Bill’s family.

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  38. I am so sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. I enjoyed working with him back in the Petrolite days in Webster Groves. My deepest condolences to Bill’s family.

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  39. I met him and Mary this last year. He was a World War Two buff just like me. They were so welcoming every time and he was so nice and awesome. When I’d come over to hang out with Dan we would always end up upstairs hanging out with him and Mary. I wish I could have known him in his younger days. You left a mark on me in the short time I knew you. Now I know you’re looking over Mary

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  40. I met him and Mary this last year. He was a World War Two buff just like me. They were so welcoming every time and he was so nice and awesome. When I’d come over to hang out with Dan we would always end up upstairs hanging out with him and Mary. I wish I could have known him in his younger days. You left a mark on me in the short time I knew you. Now I know you’re looking over Mary

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  41. We just learned of Bill’s passing and are deeply saddened by the news. I was fortunate to have worked alongside and mentored from Bill for nearly 18 years. His scientific knowledge was vast, but his humanity even greater. He was a gentle spirit who cared about other people and would lift them up, whenever given the chance.

    Bill was well read and there wasn’t a subject he didn’t know something about that he’d willingly share. He never failed to surprise me in that way. He was a real joy to work with and to talk with, regardless of the subject.

    I am a richer person for knowing Bill.

    “Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind…”
    – John Donne

    And Bill certainly was involved in Mankind. The World was a better place with him, a part of it. Rest easy, William.

    My sincere condolences to Mary, Dan and John. He spoke of you all often and loved you dearly. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Sorry to only be finding out about your loss now. I would have liked to have been able to pay my respects in January. God bless you.

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  42. We just learned of Bill’s passing and are deeply saddened by the news. I was fortunate to have worked alongside and mentored from Bill for nearly 18 years. His scientific knowledge was vast, but his humanity even greater. He was a gentle spirit who cared about other people and would lift them up, whenever given the chance.

    Bill was well read and there wasn’t a subject he didn’t know something about that he’d willingly share. He never failed to surprise me in that way. He was a real joy to work with and to talk with, regardless of the subject.

    I am a richer person for knowing Bill.

    “Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind…”
    – John Donne

    And Bill certainly was involved in Mankind. The World was a better place with him, a part of it. Rest easy, William.

    My sincere condolences to Mary, Dan and John. He spoke of you all often and loved you dearly. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Sorry to only be finding out about your loss now. I would have liked to have been able to pay my respects in January. God bless you.

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