Pittsford – Alan (Lanny) Nutt passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021, at the age of 71.
Born January 11, 1950, Alan is preceded in death by his parents, LeRoy and Alice Nutt and parents-in-law Peter and Nancy Kachurak. He is survived by his loving wife of almost 30 years, Susan Kachurak; sister Beverly Hoffman of New Wilmington, Pennsylvania; sister-in-law Lynn Kachurak; brother-in-law David and his wife Susie Krane Kachurak; niece and nephew Allie and Peter Kachurak. He is also survived by many close friends and extended family.
Alan was raised in the small town of Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania. So many of his lifelong values and beliefs were shaped by experiences of small-town life. After graduating from Lakeview High School, he attended Edinboro University and earned degrees in English and Secondary Education. To pay his way through college, he spent summers working on the Pennsylvania Railroad and then went to Germany to work on ships in the North Sea. Always eager to meet new people and see new places, he travelled throughout Europe on his own and with friends he met along the way.
The son of a school superintendent, he valued education but not traditional teaching methods. On his way to the University of Toronto to pursue an advanced degree in literature, he stopped to visit a friend in Rochester and the rest, as they say, was history. He spent his days attempting to write the great American novel and his nights waiting tables. His novel never made it to print, but his appreciation of the written word lasted a lifetime.
His career path brought him to the finance and investment field and he spent many years as a stock broker and financial advisor for Dean Witter and Citibank. In his free time, he enjoyed painting. Not painting pictures, but painting houses! He loved to run a chainsaw from sunup to sundown. In addition to his wife Susan, he was always found in the company of his canine companions. Tokka, Bear, Sparky, Scout, Joey, Comet and Pookie were the loves of his life. He couldn’t imagine his life without them or his family and close friends. He loved picnics and picnic food, the telling of a good story and the promise of better things to come. During his many treatments for colon and metastatic liver cancer he never once complained.
Whether you knew him as Al, Alan, Lan, or Lanny, he was truly one of a kind and a very special person who will always be in our hearts and live on in the many stories we share of him.
Calling Hours will be held Friday, October 22nd from 10-11am at St. John of Rochester Church, Fairport. Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 11am. Internment at White Haven Memorial Park. Donations in Alan’s memory may be made to the Humane Society at Lollypop Farm or a charity of your choosing.
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8 responses to “Nutt, Alan L.”
Allen was one of a kind.I knew Allen for almost 40 years and he was one of the few friends I stayed in touch with.Wether talking about family , friends or the latest book he was reading, he was always full of life.As Al would always say “Life is too important to be taken seriously”.We’ll miss you Heir Nuse .
Lanny was a neighbor of mine on Oxford St. in the 70’s. Eccentric (in a good way), interesting character, a good conversationalist, always had something to say. A bit off the grid in his work life. I knew he’d travelled but not to what extent. Amazing! Condolences to his friends and family. He will be missed.
Allen was a true character. I had the pleasure of working with him for a few years. The size of his personality is matched only by his heart. I am sincerely grateful to have known Allen. He’s one of a kind.
I remember Lanny from my neighborhood in Sandy Lake. Even as a young boy, he was full of life and somewhat mischievous. I am happy that he had such an active and successful life. God bless the family.
Lanny, as he was known locally in his hometown was a great inspiration to me and a friend as his tales of travelling thru Europe gave me the realization that a local boy from a small town could pursue dreams . And off to Europe we went, and the travelling never stopped. I never had the chance to tell him what an inspiration he was to me. Forever in my memories. RIP Lanny.
Alan was one of my favorite people that I absolutely adored. His kindness, intelligence, compassion and genuine decency defined who he was. Alan’s love of his family, friends and four legged children were always his first priority. I will miss him tremendously and I know that heaven just acquired a most special and loving Angel. My deepest condolences to Sue and the rest of his family and friends for this really horrific loss. I’ll always miss him.
Our thoughts are with Alan’s family and friends at this sad time.
I met Lanny when I moved from NYC to the small town of Sandy Lake in 1974. I gravitated to him like a tin can to a magnet. For about 5-6 years after that we remained close. I last visited with Lanny when he first moved to Rochester in, I think, 1979. We exchanged letters when he was working in Germany and for years after and I have saved many of them. Lanny wrote letters like no one before or since……long, winding stories with odd bursts of side tangents. He was as alive as any person could ever be. And he had a taste for adventure —it even led him to move to NYC for the better part of a year where he worked in a Burger King just to experience big-city life and see where I had come from. He was easily one of the most unforgettable people I’ve ever known and I will never forget his sharp mind, his wit, his big heart and his friendship. I will remember my time spent with him forever……..and thank God for allowing me the chance to meet him.