Daniel T. Kirst

Beloved husband of Margery A. Kirst (nee Metz); dear father of Kathleen Mendy, Karen, and Kevin Kirst; grandfather of Brian Kirst, Nicole (Jason) Sendlak, Lindsay (Zachary) Juliano, and the late Michael Mendy; great-grandfather of Piper Sendlak. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Son of the late Daniel and Helene Kirst. Friends may call Sunday at the PERNA DENGLER ROBERTS FUNERAL HOME, 1671 Maple Rd., Williamsville from 4-8 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Monday at St. Gregory the Great at 10:30 AM. Flowers gratefully declined. Donations may be made to Kiwanis Club of Buffalo. Please share condolences www.perndenglerrobertsfuneral.com.

DANIEL T. KIRST, FORMER BANK OFFICER

Daniel T. Kirst, 82, former Vice-President and Manager of the HSBC Center Office in downtown Buffalo, died Tuesday, March 6th, in his home in East Amherst due to complications from heart surgery.

Daniel, a resident of East Amherst, was born in Buffalo and joined HSBC Bank in 1961, serving in various capacities during his thirty-four year career at the bank. Prior to managing the HSBC Center Office for twelve years, he managed the Fillmore-Glenwood and Statler-Hilton offices. Before his retirement in 1996, he was Vice-President and Manager of the Mortgage & Banking Benefit Program.

A graduate of St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute and Canisius College, he also received a degree from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. He was a graduate of the Command & General Staff College, the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and the U.S. Army War College.

His thirty-year military career began with an ROTC commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Army. He was stationed for two years with the 2nd Armored Calvary in Germany. He also served with the 1st Bn. of the 127th Armor, New York Army National Guard and the 1151st USAR School in the Reserves. In 1981, he was assigned as Commander of the 1/390th Engineer Training Bn. Daniel retired at the rank of Colonel in 1989.

Active in community affairs, Daniel was a past President of the Buffalo Kiwanis Club of which he was a member for fifty years and served on the Board of Directors. He was a past Lieutenant Governor of the Niagara Frontier West Division of the N.Y.S. District of Kiwanis.

Daniel was a member of the Canisius College DiGamma Society. He has served as Chairman of the Key Club for the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce, Treasurer of the Heart Fund, Easter Seals, Canisius College Alumni Assn., and the Buffalo Municipal Baseball Assn., Chief Bank Advisor for Junior Achievement, and has served Catholic Charities, United Way, Canisius College Alumni, Albright-Knox Art Gallery and Better Business Bureau in fund-raising capacities.

Daniel was an avid baseball player and coach and played in leagues in Western New York for several years. He was “Municipal Player of the Year” in Buffalo in 1956 while playing with the Buffalo Allstars and was drafted into the St. Louis Cardinals baseball organization. He enjoyed golf his whole life and was a past member of Brierwood and Westwood Country Clubs. He was a member of St. Gregory’s Men’s Golf League and was an active member of St. Gregory the Great parish for 34 years.

He was licensed in real estate and worked at Kirst Commercial Real Estate Corporation with his twin daughter, Karen, of Williamsville for 20 years.

Surviving in addition to his daughter, is his wife of 59 years, the former Margery Metz; daughter, Kathleen Mendy of Cary, NC; a son, Kevin, of Williamsville, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

A funeral mass will be held at St. Gregory the Great Church on Maple Road, Williamsville, at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 12, 2018. Burial will be in the mausoleum at St. Peter & Paul Cemetery on North Forest Road, Williamsville.