Alan Uhl, 91, of Gardner, KS died July 27, 2019 at Meadowbrook Long-term Care.

Alan was born in Haddonfield, NJ on May 14, 1928, the younger son of Victor L. and Anne D. Uhl.  His family moved to the northern Philadelphia suburb of Glenside, PA when he was 5.  Alan always considered Glenside to be his hometown.  Alan was educated in the Cheltenham Township, PA public schools and was a proud alumnus of Penn State where he was a member of Delta Chi Fraternity. He was a member of the Penn State Club of Kansas City.   He served in the U.S. Army in Korea.

Alan and Sara "Sally" Hudson were married on Nov. 3, 1956 and were together nearly 47 years until her death in 2003.  They were the parents of Victor C. Uhl and Carla Uhl-Melvin.  Alan and Sally had 4 grandsons, Timothy and Eric Lewis; Joseph and George Uhl; his nieces, Nancy Kennedy and Amy Ahlers and daughter in law, Sherry Barnes.  He is also survived by his "niece" Martha Negley, daughter of his lifelong best friend of 77 years, the late George H. Negley.   He was also preceded in death by his son, Victor and brother, Richard.

Alan and Sally moved to Kansas in 1962 and luckily located in Lenexa.  Alan spent most of his working in the life and health insurance industry and attained the designation of Chartered Life Underwriter, CLU.  Over the years Alan was involved in many activities.  Six years on the Lenexa City Council (1973-79) with service on the Lenexa Planning Commission before and after the council terms.  He was council president for a time and planning commission chairman during his first time on that board.  He was a long-time member of the Lenexa Rotary Club of which he was a past president and served as president of the Lenexa Historical Society.  He was a lifetime member of the VFW.  Alan was involved in outdoor cooking and barbecue for most of his life and was a founding director and lifetime member of the Kansas City Barbecue Society, KCBS. In 1982, Alan co-founded The Great Lenexa Barbecue Battle, one of the premier events of its kind in the United States.  This was one of Alan's proudest accomplishments.  Cooking together as a team, "The Buffalo Chips", Sally and Alan were Grand Champions of the contest in 1988. Alan lived a long and, he hoped, useful life.  He will be greatly missed.

Visitation and Services

Visitation will be 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Salem Lutheran Church, 9143 Haskins, Lenexa, KS, 66215.  Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. with burial then taking place in Lenexa Cemetery.

Memorial Contributions

The family requests no flowers and suggests memorial contribution to Salem Lutheran Church, Lenexa Historical Society, 14907 W 87th St Pkwy, Lenexa, KS 66215 or to the Lenexa Rotary Foundation.