Former Oakland County Leader, State Senator Kuhn Dies at 87
Local leaders recall Kuhn as a 'gentleman' and 'true public servant.'
George Kuhn, a former state senator for West Bloomfield and Oakland County Drain Commissioner, died Monday in Highland Ranch, CO, at the age of 87. Kuhn was a Detroit native who was elected mayor of Berkley in 1960 and served as a local leader until his retirement in 2000. He was also a state senator representing West Bloomfield before being elected as Oakland County’s drain commissioner in 1970, where he served for 30 years. Kuhn was a graduate of Central Michigan University, captain in the United States Navy Reserve during the Korean War and retired Ford Motor Co. executive. In 2005 when the George W. Kuhn drainage improvements project was completed, improving 14 communities in southeastern Michigan. The project cost almost $144 million…
