Allan G. Koyon February 12, 1948 – December 25, 2018 Share this obituary Local Florists Send Sympathy Gifts Sign Guestbook| Send Private Condolences| Send Sympathy Card Friends will be received at the funeral home Friday 10:30 am to 12:00 noon. The service will begin at 12:00 noon. Al would like his life celebrated instead of his death mourned, so family members hope that attendees will share a personal memory or funny story about Al at the service.
Burial will follow at Montrepose Cemetery in Kingston. Allan (Al) G. Koyon, of High Falls, New York, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at the age of 70. Al spent his last Christmas without pain, surrounded by his loving daughter, Dawn and son-in-law Ben, at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx.
Days before his death, Al had said that he was looking forward to reuniting with his wife, Karen (Brown) Koyon, who he was married to for 38 years. She passed away in 2008. Al was the kind of friend anyone would want to have and a patriot his country would be proud of.
Born on February 12, 1948 to parents Joseph and Florence (Countryman) Koyon, Al “happily” graduated from Kingston High School in 1966. When Al was 19, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and honorably served in the Vietnam War. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart award for his bravery during service.
Though he witnessed some difficult things abroad , Al was committed to his duty for his country. After returning home from the war, Al married Karen and lived in Colorado before moving back to Kingston to be closer to family. He got a job as a route salesman at Freihofer’s Baking Co. where he worked for more than 20 years before taking early retirement.
A dedicated hard worker, Al was known to clock in 14 hour days and got bored after retiring, so he landed a “part-time” gig at Four Season’s Vending Inc. at “only” 8 hours a day. Everyone who knew Al would say that he was a passionate and strong-willed man with a really great sense of humor and a heart of gold. Whether it was helping family members with car repairs or taking his neighbor to run errands, Al would give the shirt off his back if it made someone else’s day better.
Al probably watched “Pretty Woman” more than Julia Roberts herself (“He’s seen it millions of times,” joked his family, adding that it seemed like Al had memorized the film. ) In addition to movies, Al loved golfing, cars, going to casinos, Sunday dinners at Patti’s, and eating Texas hot wieners at the Rainbow. He also volunteered at the SUNY New Paltz Food Pantry.
He got great joy spending time with friends and family at area coffee shops, like meeting his buddy Ray at Stewart’s almost every weekday and shooting the breeze with his brothers at Dunkin’. Al was a salt of the Earth and practical type of guy who was proud to be an “average Joe”. Survivors include his daughter Dawn and son-in-law Ben Kolnos and grandpup Tucker; brothers Joseph, Richard and Michael; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
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