Kenneth Carlin | City revenue official, 91

Kenneth Carlin, 91, of Philadelphia, the city's assistant revenue commissioner for a quarter century, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, of heart failure at Penn Hospice at Rittenhouse.

Born in Palmerton, Pa., near Bethlehem, Mr. Carlin moved to Philadelphia.

Mr. Carlin graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business in the late 1940s. He started as a city auditor in 1955 and rose to become assistant revenue commissioner, retiring in 1985.

He established Carlin Associates, a consulting firm, after retiring and was still running it from his home at the time of his death, his wife, Margaret, said.

Mr. Carlin served in the Pacific Theater during World War II with the 22d Bombardment Group of the U.S. Army Air Forces. He was discharged on June 3, 1945, with the rank of technical sergeant. He was the group's secretary-treasurer, his wife said.

He was a member of the Philadelphia Federal Credit Union starting in 1964 and was appointed to its board of directors in 1990.

He served as vice president of the National Association of Credit Management and was a cofounder of the Northeastern Utilities Group, which held local credit and collections conferences.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a son, Lawrence; a daughter, Judith; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at Adath Israel, 250 N. Highland Ave., Merion. Interment will be in Haym Salomon Memorial Park, Frazer.

Contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, c/o Gifts Director, Bourse Building, Suite 411, 111 S. Independence Mall East, Philadelphia 19106.