Kenneth John Hubner

I was a colleague of Ken´s at Long Island Univ and am deeply sad to hear of his passing. I don´t remember when he moved to Fieldston, but that was a loss for us. We often talked about literature, and Katherine and I so enjoyed getting together with him and Steve, sharing some delicious meals, one of which was "beef with nuts and raisins" that we would have later often at home. I remember well Ken´s wry smile. We never got to the bookstore, but that must have been a great place to visit. It...

Quite by accident I came upon Ken's obituary as I was looking to contact him. We were office mates in the Engish Department at LIU Post 50 years ago. His death came as a shock more than a year later as I recalled summer outings to Jones Beach with Ken and Steve more than half a century ago. Steve, if you get this, please accept my belated condolences. Ken was a beautiful man and a kind friend. His death is sad news indeed.

I knew Ken near the end of his teaching as a Columbia county friend and neighbor. He and Steve befriended my parents when they ran the Almshouse Inn in Ghent in the 1970s. As a college student hanging out with them over dinners, I thought they were two cool guys with interesting opinions and a happy (if a bit sardonic) approach to life. Over the years, I saw also that that they were loyal, warm and supportive friends who added a lot to my parents' lives.

Ken Hubner was an extraordinary English teacher. He had a deep love of literature and a dry, biting wit that we all adored. Class was never boring with Ken. I remember being a first former and running up to Ken in the quad with my friend Anna; we'd make some dopey joke and Ken would just roll his eyes. We knew, though, that Ken was actually amused, he'd just never show it, which made us love him even more. Ken taught me again when I was a senior. In retrospect, it's amazing that he was so...

Kenneth Hubner was one of the best teachers I ever had. I will never forget his insights about literature--especially about Faulkner, Fitzgerald, and Hemingway--his encouragement, his razor focus in class, and his wry sense of humor. I still remember a slightly off-color joke he told us in our AP English class, not without asking us to analyze it, of course. I credit him in no small part for helping me become an English professor. May you rest in peace, Ken, and may your name be a blessing.

Thank you, Ken, for everything. You were the best teacher I ever had and a true friend for so many years after high school. I know that so many of the kids you taught loved and will never forget you. They say that even when a star dies, it's light will go on forever.

I remember Ken inviting me to his home to shop his special selection of first editions. He recommended Lorrie Moore's Birds of America. I did not know the author at the time. Now I will think of Ken every time I pick it up.

a favorite teacher of mine at fieldston. i took Southern Lit with him and it made a life-long impact on my reading and love of books. You will never be forgotten for your masterful teaching and your fabulous presence and humor at our school. I also was grateful to have an out gay teacher when the culture felt very homophobic. RIP Ken Hubner.

Kenneth Hubner was a fantastic teacher and his class at Fieldston was by far the most significant learning experience I had there. There was no better guide for my first encounters with Faulkner, Dostoevsky, D.H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf - I was 15 then and now I'm 59, but I still keep those books in my mind and heart because of him. Condolences to all who loved and cared for him. His influence lives on more than you may have realized.