▁War ▁II , ▁Kil ian ▁settled ▁in ▁Nach ter sted t ▁and ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁min er ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁W ern iger ode . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁newly - formed ▁S ED ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Kil ian ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁b obs led ding ▁and ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁school te acher ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁principal ▁of ▁the ▁Wilhelm ▁Rab be ▁High ▁School . ▁Upon ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁mayor ▁Gustav ▁Stra hl , ▁he ▁became ▁mayor ▁of ▁W ern iger ode ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁S led ▁and ▁Bob s le igh ▁Association ▁( D SB V ), ▁in ▁which ▁capacity ▁he ▁served ▁until ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁G DR . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁shortly ▁before ▁German ▁reun ification , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁final ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁G ymn ast ics ▁and ▁Sports ▁Federation . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Bob s le igh ▁and ▁S ke leton ▁Federation . ▁ ▁Kil ian ▁passed ▁away ▁on ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁large ▁ped est rian ▁bridge ▁he ▁helped ▁create ▁in ▁W ern iger ode ▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁his