Warren Kunz, 86, of California, MD died February 25, 2008 in St. Mary's Hospital, Leonardtown, MD.

He was born on July 18, 1921 in New York, NY to William John Louis Kunz And Irma Fink who were first generation Americans. He was the youngest child in a family of three boys whose mother was an excellent cook. Warren quickly earned the nickname "Chubby" which followed him throughout his long life.

When he was seven years old, Warren's family moved to Port Washington, NY where he and his brothers enjoyed swimming and boating on Long Island Sound and spent several summers on a farm in Upstate New York.

He was an outstanding student who graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Rochester in 1942 with a BS degree in mechanical engineering, with highest distinction. He received an L.L.B. degree from Chase College of Law in 1954 and was a member of the Bar in Ohio and Massachusetts.

He married his high school sweetheart, Fredda Louise Turrill on February 20, 1943. They moved to Hartford, CT where he began his career developing engines for Pratt & Whitney Company. In 1949, Warren joined the legal department of Avco Corporation in Cincinnati, OH. He served as a patent attorney in the Cincinnati office and later developed the patent office at the corporation offices in Massachusetts. In 1962, he was named vice president of administration for Avco Systems Division. In 1975, he was named corporate director of planning and information systems and in 1976 was elected a corporate vice president serving at the corporate offices in Greenwich, CT. He retired in July 1983 after 34 years with the company.

In 1990, he moved to St. Mary's County where they became active members of Patuxent Presbyterian Church. He served on the Session and contributed his handyman skills to a variety of projects. He served on the board of the Honey Maccallum Christian PreSchool and Kindergarten and especially enjoyed telling stories of his beloved dragon Archibald to the kingergarten children.

He was a member of the Lexington Park Rotary Club and loved working the front gate at the annual Oyster Festival. In recent years he served on the St. Mary's County Ethics Commission. He enjoyed writing and authored "Lest We Forget Major Kunz" about his brother, Robert Calvin Kunz's service and death in World War II as well as a collection of personal recollections entitled "Leaves in the Wind".

Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, William John Kunz and Robert Calvin Kunz. He is also survived by his daughter Claudia Ann Knowlton and her husband John Charles Knowlton; his son Robert Ronald Kunz and his wife Frances Junod Kunz; granddaughters Andrea Beth Mroz and her husband Robert Carl Mroz, Amy Michele Joyce and her husband Robert Joyce, and Katharine Anne Kunz; and grandsons John Charles Knowlton III and his wife Lalania Dawn Knowlton, Todd Steven Knowlton, and Robert Carter Kunz and his wife Meredith Alexander Kunz. He is also survived by six great grandchildren; Logan Ronald Joyce, James Warren Knowlton, Elizabeth Helen Kunz, Shannon Louise Kunz, Natalie Jane Mroz, and Rachel Anne Mroz.

A Memorial Service will be conducted on Friday, March 7, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. at the Patuxent Presbyterian Church, California, MD.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Patuxent Presbyterian Church, 23421 Kingston Creek Road, California, MD 20619 or Hospice House, c/o HOSPICE of St. Mary's, Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. in Leonardtown, MD.