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About Us > Presidents > Lewis E. Swayze

Lewis E. Swayze

Lewis Edward Swayze was born on October 11, 1927. Lewis served in the U.S. Navy and married Darlene Delores Strecker on April 29, 1951. Lewis served as the Oregon Chapter President from 1994 to 1995. Lewis became active in AHSGR through his wife's interest in her German Russian ancestry.

Lewis E. Swayze died on June 3, 2013 and is buried at Willamette National Cemetery.
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Lewis Swayze presides over an Oregon Chapter meeting (photograph courtesy of Roger Swayze)
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Lewis E. Swayze during his service in the U.S. Navy
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Lewis E. Swayze
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      • Cliff Haberman
      • Harold Beck
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      • Miriam Wolfe
      • Anna Lee Walton
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