Paul Joseph Schwartz's Obituary
Paul Joseph Schwartz, 79, of Lake of the Woods in Locust Grove died July 11, 2012 at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg.
Paul was born January 16, 1933 in Hamburg, New York to the late Lawrence M. Schwartz and the late Bernice K. Winter Schwartz.
Paul attended the Erie County Technical Institute, Cornell University and the University of Buffalo and then had a life of working in the Metallurgical, Wire and Steel industry, having served as the Vice President/General Manager of the Rochester Corporation in Culpeper and the Rappahannock Wire Company in Fredericksburg and in Andrews, South Carolina. Prior to his service in the steel industry, Paul was a veteran of the United States Navy. Having served during the Korean Conflict, he was involved in Naval Aviation where he was assigned to the Blimp Squadron. He was a member of the National Korean War Veterans Association and the Edward Markart Chapter 128 Korean War Veterans Association located in Locust Grove, and a lifetime member of the Wire Association. He was also active in the Georgetown, South Carolina United Way, the Chamber of Commerce and the Georgetown Economic Development Commission. He enjoyed traveling, golfing, being a scoutmaster and just plain loved and respected nature.
Paul is survived by his wife of 33 years, Ellen Hensley Schwartz and his children, Gary P. Schwartz and his wife Holly of Locust Grove, Deanne Cockerill and her husband Gary of Rixeyville and Beth Martin and her fiancé Gary Nixon of Culpeper, six grandchildren, Heather Seay and her husband Sean of Locust Grove, Kelly Hanson and her husband Nate of Mechanicsville, Bryan Coffey and Kaytlin Cockerill both of Rixeyville and Jacob and Luke Martin both of Culpeper, three great- grandchildren, Ella and Blake Hanson of Mechanicsville and Greyson Seay of Locust Grove. Paul is also survived by his siblings Janet Schwartz of Paradise, California, Jean Aikins of Kenmore, New York and Robert Schwartz and his wife Shirley of Delevan, New York, numerous nieces and nephews, not to mention his beloved pets BeBee and Maggie Belle.
In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his brother- in- law, Robert Aikins.
A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. on Friday, July 20, 2012 at Found and Sons Funeral Chapels of Culpeper, 850 Sperryville Pike, Culpeper. The family will receive friends from 11-1 p.m. prior to the funeral service.
Interment will follow at the Culpeper National Cemetery with military honors provided by the V.F.W. Post 2425 and American Legion Post 330.
Memorial donations may be made in his name to the Lake of the Woods Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc, 104 Lakeview Parkway, Locust Grove, Va 22508.
Found and Sons Funeral Chapels of Culpeper is handling the services.
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