By Sarina Trangle
A commemoration of Queens native Christopher Uhl, 59, is slated for 7 p.m. Friday at the Club House Sports Bar where he tended bar.
Uhl, who ran The New York Times’ printing operation and was a community staple, died of a heart attack March 10, his girlfriend Susan George said.
George said she fell in love with Uhl after they met in Central Park in July and the two began planning a life together.
“He was very positive and happy, a hard worker,” George said. “He was very generous to the people he loved and always out in the community. Chris spoke about his family with love and pride.”
Uhl was raised in Sunnyside but later moved to central Queens, where George said he became a part of the community fabric.
He worked and voluntarily coached children at the Forest Hills Community Center. He also donned a Santa Claus costume at the community center and Forest Hills Tennis Club during the holidays, according to his girlfriend.
Uhl spent his Mondays serving drinks at the Club House, at 61-21 Fresh Pond Road in Maspeth.
George said the community is invited to commemorate Uhl at the watering hole Friday at 7 p.m.
For more information, contact Susan George at sgeorge.rotary@gmail.com or 201-304-5135.
Reach reporter Sarina Trangle at 718-260-4546 or by e-mail at strangle@cnglocal.com.
