John H. Kuck

1932 - 2024

John H. Kuck
Longtime Greenwich resident, John H. Kuck, died on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at the age of 92. Born in Ithaca, NY on July 14, 1932, he moved to town as a child, attending both the Cos Cob School and Greenwich High School. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1954.
Upon graduation, John returned to Greenwich to start his banking career at the Putnam Trust Company, beginning as a mail clerk, working his way up to the teller line, earning an accounting degree, and eventually rising to the position of Chief Financial Officer. He ultimately helped facilitate the transition when the Bank of New York purchased Putnam.
John was drafted into the Army during the height of the Cold War and operated a Nike anti-aircraft missile battery in Cambria, New York. At a USO dance, a vivacious woman, Sally A. Fies, invited him to dance. So began their lifelong partnership of love and devotion to each other. Their boundless affection would grow to envelope their two children, Nancy (Kuck) Morimoto (Rod) and Thomas Kuck (Lea Haber) and then their grandchildren Samuel and Lauren Morimoto and Henry and Julia Kuck. He founded Grandfather's Club whose special members met only when all the grandchildren were together, with all wearing their matching baseball caps and sharing special activities and mementos.
Always a lover of athletics, John competed on the springboard diving team in college and joined in a variety of other sports after graduation. He loved playing outfield on local softball teams and did so for many decades, usually on the Putnam Trust Bank team but also on other senior league teams. He golfed and played tennis regularly with his crew of friends. On family vacations, he enjoyed hiking and scuba diving.
John loved his neighbors and served them generously. An elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Greenwich, he also worked behind the scenes to maintain the congregation's financial account books. He earned a bus driver's license so that he could volunteer at Hill House by shuttling the elderly residents to their appointments. He loved the mission of At Home in Greenwich and, together with Sally, worked to help seniors live in their own homes as long as possible. John was always ready to help, whether it involved something as minor as making a quick phone call or as significant as extending an unlimited invitation to stay in his and Sally's home.
He will be dearly missed.
A memorial service is scheduled for 10:00 on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Greenwich.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center or At Home in Greenwich.