OBITUARY

Leslie "Les" Dean Tincknell, age 94, of Saginaw, passed away peacefully while surrounded by family at his home on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. The son of Howard and Florence (Gillespie) Tincknell, Les was born on October 12, 1929, in Romeo, Michigan. He met Marion Frahm in 1953 and they were married on June 25, 1955. They shared 70 years with one another and 68 years of marriage.

Les graduated from Romeo High School as co-valedictorian in 1947. He started his university studies, but then was drafted into the US Army during the Korean War from 1951-53. He was based at Fort Totten on Long Island, where he met Marion. He graduated from the University of Michigan College of Architecture with a Bachelor of Architecture and Tau Sigma Delta honors in 1958. That year, he joined the firm of Frederick E. Wigen, Architect, where he served first as Director of Design and then as President of Wigen, Tincknell, Meyer & Associates. In 1995, he received the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Michigan, the highest award by the Institute to an individual architect, and in 1996, he was inducted into the national AIA's College of Fellows for his contributions in design, education, and service. Read Les's Obituary here.