Hubert Delano Medley

Our beloved father, husband, brother and friend Hubert D. Medley was born July 2, 1951 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was the firstborn child of Donald and Sylvia Medley. He immigrated to Brooklyn, New York while only a child. He attended Harry A. Eiseman JHS 275 and William E. Grady Voc & Tech High School in Brooklyn, New York, where he graduated at the top of his class in June 1970, specializing in HVAC. Upon completion of his high school studies, he entered the trades in the HVAC field, and transitioned into becoming an apprentice plumber. He finished his five year plumber apprenticeship on September 1, 1975 with Plumbers Local Union No. 1. He continued to master, and be very active in his trade for the next 40+ years. While still a young man, in 1969, Hubert met Audrey Thornhill. They fell in love, later married in 1976, and it is this union that created and welcomed into the world two wonderful children, Melissa and Hubert D Medley Jr. Early on in his long and fruitful career, Hubert traveled extensively throughout the U. S. and Canada. As the winds of change and upheaval set upon his young family, he found it necessary to embark on a new phase in his life. In the year 1994 he married a second time, to Ms. Mary Hendricks, and she remained his wife 25+ years, until his passing. Mary and Hubert lived in New York for awhile, later moving to and choosing to settle down in Kansas City, Missouri where they resided some 20+ years. During this time in his newly adapted hometown, Hubert grew a large network of fellow tradesmen, and friends, all part of his extended family. He continued to be active in his Local 8 Union and was an advocate for the union until his last breath. He was a plumbers plumber, through and through. He was always an ambassador for the trades and would often say "there will always be a need to build. There will will always be a need to maintain what's been built. We can do without some of this mess in the world, but the world can't go on without us". He was very proud of that. Hubert is survived by his wife, Mary Medley, his children Melissa and Hubert Jr along with their mother Audrey, daughter in law, Amanda , his brother Paul, and nephew Nevin, along with a host of relatives, extended family, and friends.