- Date Of Death: September 15, 2015
- State: New Jersey
Kevin H. Tuno of Burlington City died Tuesday September 15, 2015 at his residence in Burlington City surrounded by his loving family at the age of 56. Born in Philadelphia, Kevin was a lifelong Burlington resident. He was the Burlington County Emergency Management Coordinator for the past 17 years, culminating a career with Burlington County that began as an emergency services dispatcher in 1982.
Kevin was also a former chief of the Burlington City Fire Department, a life member of the Young America Fire Co., and Endeavor Emergency Squad, and a member of the Independent Fire Company, all in Burlington. He was also a member of the NJ Preparedness Association. In all, he had over 30 years of experience in emergency management and disaster response. As the emergency management coordinator, Kevin was instrumental in the formation of the Burlington County Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT).
Kevin received a Master’s degree in Administrative Science, the Certified Public Manager designation from the State of NJ, he was a master exercise practitioner and an adjunct professor at Burlington County College. In his spare time, Kevin enjoyed playing the drums, was an avid music lover and enjoyed photography and was a favorite uncle to all his nieces and nephews.
He is survived by his wife Debbie (nee Pelose), his mother Martha, his siblings Pat and David Hawkes, Diane and Nick Wood, George and Alison Pelose and Donna and Steve Maffei. He was the beloved uncle of Christine and Dustin Schroeder, Ed Wood, Gavin Hawkes, Morgan Hawkes, George Pelose, Gregory Pelose, Brian Pelose, Daniel Maffei and Becca Maffei and was great uncle “Kebin” to Grace and Jackson Schroeder. He was pre-deceased by his father (Harold) and his nephew Daniel Hawkes, who was an inspiration to Kevin during his short battle with cancer.
