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Gerd Lehmann Obituary
Milton - Gerd Lehmann of Milton, FL, died on June 12, 2021. He was born on June 29, 1941 in Graz, Austria, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lichtenfels Gymnasium. He earned a Master of Arts degree in the Department of Psychology/Education at the University of Graz in Austria; a Master of Science degree in Early Childhood Development from Cornell University; and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Social Psychology from the University of Natal, South Africa. Gerd attended The Julliard School in New York City, NY.
Gerd was a Research Associate at Cornell and Yale Universities. He was a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Natal, South Africa. At the University of Nairobi, Kenya, Gerd was a lecturer and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Educational Psychology and served as Chief Examination Officer for the Faculty of Education. Gerd conducted research in child language development and was an Associate Editor for the Journal of Behavioral Sciences. He was a consultant in pottery and kiln building in Kenya and worked in the family's pottery business in Gainesville, FL. Gerd provided Family and Marriage Counseling in private practice. He served as Emergency Services Director and Director for Clinical Services at Bradford-Putnam-Union Guidance Clinics, Inc. in Florida and as a Mental Health Specialist in the Florida Department of Corrections.
Gerd was preceded in death by his grandmother, Maria Meichenitsch; grandfather, Walter Meichenitsch; mother, Christine Lehmann; and brother, Michael Lehmann. He is survived by his wife, Beverly Saul of Milton; son, Peter Lehmann (Susan) of Estes Park, CO; daughter, Danica Lehmann of St. Petersburg, FL; and loyal canine companion, Oscar.
An avid adventurer, Gerd loved camping in the African bush and guiding others on safari. He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, skied the Alps, and piloted planes. He appreciated nature in all its forms. He was a voracious reader with a strong sense of curiosity and desire for knowledge. Gerd was fluent in multiple languages. He had a rich bass voice and performed in many operas. Gerd was an enthusiastic and skilled cook, to the delight of his family. A man of many talents and accomplishments, Gerd will be most remembered for his unfailingly sweet and generous spirit.
Trahan Family Funeral Home of Milton is in charge of arrangements.
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Lori Oakley
June 24, 2021
Bev I am so sorry for your loss. I'm keeping you close in my thoughts and prayers. You have always been such a sweet and kind person and a really good friend. Let me know if there's anything I can do!
Danica Lehmann
June 18, 2021
Christmas circa 1984. This was the first Christmas without me because I was in Austria doing my thing but the family used to send me cassette tapes of conversations at the dinner table. I loved those!
Danica Lehmann
June 18, 2021
Daddy and his faithful companion Oscar. Thick as thieves.
Daddy with Peter and me. The beard is fabulous!
Danica Lehmann
June 18, 2021
Danica
June 18, 2021
Peter Lehmann
June 18, 2021
Another memory. This one is circa 1973 in Drakensberg, South Africa. So many great times and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for all of us!
Peter Lehmann
June 18, 2021
Later in life, Daddy became a certified NAUI Underwater II diver. He loved diving and I gifted him a pair of shark-attractant yellow swimming trunks which he wore with delight at every occasion tempting fate in the hopes of encountering a shark.
The unrelated picture below shows Daddy (circa July 1977) in his treasured Toyota land cruiser, license plate # KKF-196. Too many safari adventures in that truck to remember. Its hoses were mostly duct tape! Broken rear axles, flat tires, steaming radiators, stuck in the mud, plowing through clouds of Tsetse flies and trying in vain to keep them out of the car, catching the 250 lb catfish, freezing trips without anything more than a heat vent in the footwells high into the Aberdares, travelling to Mombasa, Tsavo, Naivasha, Masai Mara, Samburu, and all places in between.
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