Stuart Evan Hotchkiss

Stuart E. Hotchkiss

Willliamson:  Entered into rest on (Sunday) January 10, 2016 at the age of 86.

Predeceased by his daughter:  Laura Hotchkiss Hefley.

Stu was born in Brooklyn and lived on Long Island for many years.  In 1944, the family moved to Millburn, NJ where he met Anne at high school.  He graduated from Lafayette College as a Mechanical Engineer.  He worked for the United States Navy before enlisting and serving our country from 1955 - 1958 as a Lieutenant.  He worked on catapults and arresting gears for planes on aircraft carriers.  He married Anne in 1954 and then began working at the Philadelphia Naval Base, Magnavox in Illinois, and RCA Labs in Princeton, NJ.  Stu and Anne then moved to Rochester to work at Xerox.  He was active in the Pultneyville Players, and President of the Pultneyville Historical Society.  After a few moves to Dallas, Texas and Los Angeles, California, he returned back to New York and eventually retired from Xerox.  He loved to repair antique clocks and bind antiquarian books.  Stu was very proud of his 1948 Lincoln Continental which he has owned since 1964.

Stu is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Anne Hotchkiss; son:  David (Delila) Hotchkiss, Atlanta, GA; daughters:  Diane (Patrick) Burns, Sodus Point, NY, Judy Leistman, Sodus, NY; sister in law:  Jane Nalwalk, Reading, MA; grandsons:  Joshua La Bouve, Micah, Philip, and Andrew Hotchkiss; cousins:  David Noble, Phyllis Schwartz, Alice Hidy, Irma Davis, and Diane Noble.

Calling hours will be held on (Thursday) January 21, 2016 from 4pm - 7pm at Young Funeral Home, Williamson, NY.  A memorial service will be held on (Saturday) May 7, 2016 at 2pm at the Holy Cross Anglican Church: 615 Bay Road, Webster, NY  14580.  Private burial in Lake View Cemetery at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, donations in loving memory of Stu can be made to the Holy Cross Anglican Church or to the Williamson Come-Unity Center: 4170 Ridge Road, Willliamson, NY  14589.

Online condolences can be expressed at www.youngfuneralhomeny.com

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