Leonard H. Schweitzer

Leonard H. Schweitzer, Jr. of Moses Lake passed away Mar. 20, 2007, at his home at the age of 82.

Mr. Schweitzer was born Jan. 23, 1925, in Bethlehem, Pa. to Leonard Henry and Helen (Harpel) Schweitzer, Sr. He grew up in the Bethlehem area where his father was a police officer and later an investigator. Leonard graduated from Bethlehem High School in June of 1942 and enrolled at Lehigh University to study electrical engineering. He was a member of Phi Mu fraternity. He was granted a leave of absence to join the United States Navy in 1942, where he was trained in electricity and radio, finishing his training in December of 1943. He was honorably discharged in April of 1946.

While stationed in Bremerton, Wash. prior to his discharge there, he met and married Edna Lauraine Christy, a 1941 graduate of Hartline High School, in June of 1946. Following their marriage, they moved to Pa., where Mr. Schweitzer finished schooling in the electrical field. He was an employee of GE for many years before retiring from Speer Carbon.

Following retirement, the couple built a home at Treasure Lake, a part of DuBois, Pa. They later moved to Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. residing there for several years before moving west to Silverdale, Wash. and finally to Moses Lake to be nearer to their niece.

Mr. Schweitzer is survived by two sons, Jeffrey (Tami) of Avon Conn. and Robert (Carolyn) of Katy, Texas. One stepson, Lytle (Karen) Johnson of Decauter Island, San Juan Islands, Wash. and Chicago, Ill. His niece, Patti (Dave) Goodwin of Hartline and his sister-in-law, Dottie of Pa. He was preceded in death by a brother and sister, and his wife Edna "Chris" in September of 2002.