Lincoln W. Kliman

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Memorial Service -

Sunday, October 9, 2016

10:30 am

Smithtown Fire Department

100 Elm Ave

Smithtown, NY 11787

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Lincoln W. Kliman

Lincoln W. Kliman died peacefully in the home of his brother Arthur and sister-in-law Debbie in Epping NH on Saturday May 28th, 2016 while listening to the “Sound of Music”.  He was 55.  He was the third son of Merwin and Bernice (deceased) Kliman of Glen Head, NY and leaves three brothers and another sister-in-law; Harvey and wife Sandy, Arthur, & Dave as well as four nieces and a nephew. 

Although he spent most of his life living and working on Long Island, NY he was an avid traveler, having made many trips all across the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. His many interests and activities included being a volunteer firefighter and EMT, being involved in a number of clubs and conventions revolving around science fiction, anime, furry and geocaching. He graduated from Stony brook University with a BSEE and attended courses for an MSEE at Northeastern University. 

Lincoln started his engineering career in the 70’s working for Telesignal. That company was purchased by Fire Burglary Instrument (FBII). The division he worked for was then purchased by ADEMCO, then Pittway, and finally Honeywell in the 1990’s.

Lincoln had a huge impact at Honeywell Melville and on the Security Industry: Lincoln was Honeywell’s “go to guy” to solve their most difficult engineering problems. He was their main Zwave device developer and was responsible for all Zwave development. Lincoln developed numerous Security Systems and supporting peripherals. He was versed in many programming languages- C, C++, Java and Python etc…. Lincoln worked and developed Applications extensively with many operation systems like- Windows, Linux, ThreadX, NetX etc….

Today if you walk into a home or business and see a security system on the wall, you can be almost certain Lincoln had something to do with it, if not running code Lincoln developed!

Lincoln was an active 28 year member of the Smithtown Fire Department FireMedic Company 6. After joining the department in April 1988, Lincoln completed his training as an Emergency Medical Technician and then subsequently furthered his certifications to become an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician. He believed that his training did not stop when he received his qualifications. Lincoln continued to attend Medical Education seminars up until a few months before his passing. Despite his illness, Lincoln continued to serve his community and the department for as long as he was able.

While serving his community, Lincoln was involved in many situations where his interaction saved lives. In 1990, Lincoln was also recognized by his peers when he was awarded the coveted Firefighter of the Year Award. In 1997, he was twice awarded EMS citations for his actions involving saving the lives of an elderly woman as well as an infant. He was always known for quietly getting the job done without much fanfare.

On a personal level, Lincoln was a gentle soul who always unselfishly tried to help the other members of the department. He was known to sign up for EMS shifts on the holidays so the other members could remain with their families. Despite his desire to keep the intentions of his efforts quiet, many of the department members noticed this generosity and appreciated what he had done for them on every Christmas holiday!

The department and community already feel Lincoln’s loss. He will be remembered as an Emergency Medical Technician who wanted to provide high quality EMS service to his patient’s and community, which was evident in all of his actions.  

Since the late 1970s Lincoln traveled to attend and volunteer at fan conventions throughout the U.S. and beyond, joined role-playing games, collected science fiction magazines and puppets, and socialized with enthusiasts with similar interests.  

Lincoln’s interests led him to create his found identity, JBadger, based on the personality and many stories of honey badgers and the science-fiction film series Men In Black. His life is an inspiration to his family and friends, whether he knew it consciously or not; he lived by the motto of living life to the fullest and focusing on the positive. 

Lincoln brightened the lives of audiences by performing as different fictional characters he conceived for conventions and volunteer events. Some of these colorful personalities included Chef Sam the wolf, Nom Crunch the honey badger, and a part-Donkey, part-Zebra named Sherbert. Lincoln used these characters at volunteer performances for the group "Hi-4" to bring smiles to the faces of children and families at community events, charity fundraisers and hospitals. 

Although there will be no immediate service or funeral, the family does plan on having a memorial service for Lincoln that will be hosted and held at the Smithtown Fire Department 100 Elm Ave, Smithtown, NY 11787 at 10:30 AM on Sunday October 9th 2016.  

For those interested in giving a gift in Lincoln’s name, consider either the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Patient Recreation Pavilion at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center or Rockingham VNA & Hospice 137 Epping Road, Exeter, NH 03833. Arrangements are by the Stockbridge Funeral Home, Exeter.