Paul Montigny

Sunshine to many people's lives, Paul Montigny, age 88, died peacefully, April 6, 2016, at Conestoga View, Lancaster, after a brief illness.
An independent watchmaker, Paul lived many years on the mountain near the Reading Pagoda.He was one of the founders of the Central Pennsylvania Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild.Paul was a co-founder of the Reading Classical Guitar Society. He also studied Afro-Brazilian-Cuban percussion with Joe Daddiego and enjoyed playing congas.
Paul had conserved the works of the artist-architect Francis Howse Cruess, who designed the Lancaster Theological Seminary, and his artist daughter, the illustrator Helen Cruess.In 2014 Paul donated Cruess' architectural prints to Columbia University and two of his watercolor paintings are in the permanent collection of the Zimmerman Center for Heritage at Long Level. Survived by his companion, Lynn Miller, Lancaster.
A memorial service by the Red Rose Sangha will be held on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 7:00PM atthe Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster, 538 West Chestnut Street, Lancaster, PA.Contributions may be made in Pauls' memory to Susquehanna Heritage, 1706 Long Level Road, Wrightsville, PA or to Planned Parenthood Keystone, P.O. Box 813, Trexlertown, PA 18087.Additional, you can help for free with the important work of finding a cure for dementia by visiting www.brainhealthregistry.org.
Arrangements entrusted to Reynolds Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc. Quarryville, PA.To send an online note of condolence, please visit our website at reynoldsfuneralhome.net.