From The Oak Ridger 21 Jul 2004 Joseph Lewin, formerly of Oak Ridge, has died in Florida. Born Feb. 9, 1921, in Leningrad, Russia, he was the son of Samuel and Anna Lewin. His only brother, Arthur, was born in 1925. The family moved to Riga, Latvia in 1928 and came to the United States in 1929, settling in Whitestone, N.Y. Mr. Lewin attended Peter Cooper Institute, also known as Cooper Union, from 1939 to 1941. He volunteered for the Army Air Corps in 1942 and began his service in England in September 1943 as an aircraft mechanic and gunner. He met his wife, Suzanne Mellan O'Rourke, soon after arriving in England. The couple was married Nov. 18, 1944, and Mr. Lewin left the Air Force in August of 1945 and returned to the United States. He enrolled at Cooper Union, where graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He worked for a number of companies in the New York area including Republic Aviation and Greer Aeronautics while completing his degree. Mr. Lewin and his family relocated to Baltimore, Md., in 1954, where he went to work for Martin Co. as an engineer. In 1958, he was selected to participate in a special nuclear science program for Union Carbide Nuclear Division in Oak Ridge and he and his family again relocated. He worked for Union Carbide and Martin Marietta Energy Systems for more than 27 years. According to his family, he played an important role in the progression of peaceful uses of nuclear science. While working in Oak Ridge, he became well-known for his thorough understanding of Russian culture and his ability to speak fluent Russian. He frequently served the Atomic Energy Commission throughout his career as a translator and interpreter during meetings of Russian/American delegations whose principle objectives were discovering and enhancing peaceful uses of atomic science. After retiring from Martin Marietta, he was recruited by the State Department to serve as an interpreter and translator in Geneva, Switzerland during the Geneva arms talks from 1986 to 1989. According to his family, this was one of many highlights in a long career. Mr. Lewin continued to hold his private pilot's license and experience his love of flying through 1996. He and his wife relocated full-time to Leesburg, Fla. in 1997 and most recently lived in Clermont, Fla. In addition to his wife, he is survived by five children, Leanore Gallardo of Reston, Va., Elaine Nolan of Dallas, Texas, David Lewin of Grainger, Ind., Myra Lewin of Maui, Hawaii, and Bill Lewin of Clermont; and his brother, Arthur Lewin of Long Island, N.Y. He is also survived by seven grandchildren, Richard Lebos of Frisco, Texas, Chris Gallardo of Arlington, Va., Ashley Lewin of Indianapolis, Ind., Samuel Lewin of Grainger, and Katie Lewin, Jacob Lewin and Kendall Lewin, all of Clermont; and by two great-grandchildren, Alexandra Lebos and Austin Lebos, both of Frisco. The funeral was to be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2004, in the chapel of Page-Theus Funeral Home in Leesburg with the Rev. Miriam Marin officiating. Burial with military rites will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Leesburg. =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. They hide I seek!!! www.byrge.com/genealogy/ Searching: BYRGE/BUNCH/DAUGHERTY/DUNCAN/KENNEDY/ PATTERSON/PHILLIPS/SEIBER/TACKETT/WARD