Mr. Cunliffe and his wife, Grace Stotler Cunliffe, raised a large close-knit family of eight children in Plum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He built their family home including an addition as the family expanded. It was important to him that all eight of his children ate dinner together, and he taught them to be hard workers and independent.
He was elected as a township commissioner in 1957, and helped Plum make the transfer into a borough. He remained on the council for 28 years with 20 of those years as council president. Described as the "consummate gentleman", he kept a cool head while still commanding respect. He was an integral part of laying out Holiday Park, and getting public roads and sanitation facilities into the borough.
Mr. Cunliffe was a veteran of WW II serving with the Army Air Forces. His service included flying P-51 fighter planes over Germany. After the war, he worked driving a school bus and as an employee of Westinghouse Air Brake, later joining Glenn Lumber. He, then, served as president of Delmont Buildings Supply.
After his retirement, he bought a little farm in Lycoming County and spent 3-4 days a week there while his health allowed. He grew potatoes, but leased most of his acreage to local Mennonite families. When he could no longer drive, he really missed his little farm in Lycoming. Just prior to his death, his daughter drove him there to spend a couple days with a friend.
He was elected as a township commissioner in 1957, and helped Plum make the transfer into a borough. He remained on the council for 28 years with 20 of those years as council president. Described as the "consummate gentleman", he kept a cool head while still commanding respect. He was an integral part of laying out Holiday Park, and getting public roads and sanitation facilities into the borough.
Mr. Cunliffe was a veteran of WW II serving with the Army Air Forces. His service included flying P-51 fighter planes over Germany. After the war, he worked driving a school bus and as an employee of Westinghouse Air Brake, later joining Glenn Lumber. He, then, served as president of Delmont Buildings Supply.
After his retirement, he bought a little farm in Lycoming County and spent 3-4 days a week there while his health allowed. He grew potatoes, but leased most of his acreage to local Mennonite families. When he could no longer drive, he really missed his little farm in Lycoming. Just prior to his death, his daughter drove him there to spend a couple days with a friend.
Mr. Cunliffe and his wife, Grace Stotler Cunliffe, raised a large close-knit family of eight children in Plum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He built their family home including an addition as the family expanded. It was important to him that all eight of his children ate dinner together, and he taught them to be hard workers and independent.
He was elected as a township commissioner in 1957, and helped Plum make the transfer into a borough. He remained on the council for 28 years with 20 of those years as council president. Described as the "consummate gentleman", he kept a cool head while still commanding respect. He was an integral part of laying out Holiday Park, and getting public roads and sanitation facilities into the borough.
Mr. Cunliffe was a veteran of WW II serving with the Army Air Forces. His service included flying P-51 fighter planes over Germany. After the war, he worked driving a school bus and as an employee of Westinghouse Air Brake, later joining Glenn Lumber. He, then, served as president of Delmont Buildings Supply.
After his retirement, he bought a little farm in Lycoming County and spent 3-4 days a week there while his health allowed. He grew potatoes, but leased most of his acreage to local Mennonite families. When he could no longer drive, he really missed his little farm in Lycoming. Just prior to his death, his daughter drove him there to spend a couple days with a friend.
He was elected as a township commissioner in 1957, and helped Plum make the transfer into a borough. He remained on the council for 28 years with 20 of those years as council president. Described as the "consummate gentleman", he kept a cool head while still commanding respect. He was an integral part of laying out Holiday Park, and getting public roads and sanitation facilities into the borough.
Mr. Cunliffe was a veteran of WW II serving with the Army Air Forces. His service included flying P-51 fighter planes over Germany. After the war, he worked driving a school bus and as an employee of Westinghouse Air Brake, later joining Glenn Lumber. He, then, served as president of Delmont Buildings Supply.
After his retirement, he bought a little farm in Lycoming County and spent 3-4 days a week there while his health allowed. He grew potatoes, but leased most of his acreage to local Mennonite families. When he could no longer drive, he really missed his little farm in Lycoming. Just prior to his death, his daughter drove him there to spend a couple days with a friend.
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