Leonard R. Kwilos Jr., 64, of Perrysburg, died Feb. 2, 2006 at the Buffalo General Hospital.
     Mr. Kwilos graduated from North Collins High School. He was a Senior Investigator for New York State Police and retired after 37 years. He was a member of St. Joseph’s R.C. Church in Gowanda. His hobbies included fishing, canoeing and home construction projects.
     He was the husband of Melody (Westburg) Kwilos; son of the late Leonard R. and Mary (Skura) Kwilos Sr.; father of Laurie Kwilos of Irvine, CA, Cynthia (Christopher) Mazgaj of Depew, Leonard Kwilos III of Atlanta, GA, Ryan (Michelle) Kubasiak of Ballston Lake and Randy (Anne) Kubasiak of Rensselaer; and brother of Ellen (Craig) Kindley of Hamburg, Patricia (Steve) Herzberg of Morganville, NJ, Steve (Janet) Kwilos of Ashville, AL, Ronald Kwilos of Eden and Gerald (Cecilia) Kwilos of Randolph, NJ; also survived by five grandchildren.
     Memorials may be made to Former Troopers Helping Hands, P.O. Box 105, Lancaster, NY 14086 or to Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
     Arrangements were by the Mentley Funeral Home, Inc., Gowanda.