Kurt G. Lieblong

May 26, 1963 - July 21, 2021

Kurt G. Lieblong, age 58, of Tallahassee, FL, passed away peacefully at home with family, after a 5-year battle against cancer. Kurt was born in Philadelphia, PA. His family moved to Largo, FL, in 1972. In middle school, he earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He attended Largo High School and graduated in 1981. He then went on to Auburn University. He joined the Theta Xi Fraternity, where he met many life-long friends. He graduated in December 1986 with a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering. He worked at Florida Power & Light after graduation for 9 years, 6 years as a Construction Engineer and 3 as a Process Engineer. While at Florida Power & Light, he gained valuable experience in quality improvement. In June 1999, he joined FDOT as their State Value Engineer. He was a registered Professional Engineer and for a time a certified building contractor in the State of Florida. Kurt was preceded in death by his father, Karl G. Lieblong, and his older sister Debra L. Lieblong; grandparents, Catherine Lieblong and George and Nellie Sweade. He is survived by his wife of 31 years Linda. His son, Michael T. Lieblong (Orlando) and daughter Megan R. Lieblong (fiancé Ryan Weisenbeck) of Minneapolis; Mother Lois S. Lieblong of Tallahassee; sisters Robin Allen (Gary) of Largo, Suzi Brock (Scott) of Tallahassee; nephews Brandon Keller and Devin Keller (Michelle); and Sandy and Bill Kappes of Tallahassee (Linda’s parents). Celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Bevis Funeral Home, 200 John Knox Road, Tallahassee, FL, 32303 at 4:00 PM. It will be live-streamed. In lieu of flowers, the family asks friends to honor his memory by contributing to support one of the following organizations in his name: UF Health Cancer Center, Office of Development, PO Box 103633, Gainesville, FL 32610 or www.cancer.ufl.edu – (synovial sarcoma) Alan Kurtz – long-time friend of the family and Kurt believed in his Alan’s cause - https://give.roswellpark.org/site/TR/SpecialEvents/General?px=1162710&pg=personal&fr_id=1640 Big Bend Hospice, 1723 Mahan Center Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32308, www.bigbendhospice.charityproud.org Todd Wahlquist with Bevis Funeral Home of Tallahassee is assisting the family with their arrangements. (850-385-2193, www.bevisfh.com )