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Birth:          16 Jan 1914 El Paso, Tex.
Death:          8 Jul 2009 El Paso, Tex.

Notes
wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=glencoe&id=I7295
1920 in El Paso, Tex. as Harry
1930 in El Paso, Tex. as Harry
1940 in Evanston, Ill., in boarding house, welfare and safety supervisor for printing 
ind.
is Harry on Tex Birth Cert on ancestry
awt Douglass-Guiot does not show spouse or children
findagrave
austinalumni.org/the-30s has him in Class of 1931 Austin High School, El Paso, Tex.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/elpasotimes/obituary.aspx?n=harry-
lewis&pid=129574820
Harry Virgil Lewis passed away peacefully at 6:00 a.m., July 8, 2009 at the MonteVista 
at Coronado. An only child, Harry was predeceased by his parents, Arthur O. Lewis 
and Estelle Crouchet. He was born June 16, 1914 in El Paso and celebrated his 95th 
birthday this year with friends at the MonteVista. Harry was a member of the first 
graduating class of Austin High School. He graduated from the University of Texas at 
Austin with a B.A. degree in 1935, then he earned a Masters degree from 
Northwestern University in 1938. He served as a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve until 
1946. Harry lived in Venezuela as an Exxon employee until he retired in his mid-50's. 
In retirement, he traveled incessantly, sharing his European and other travels with his 
mother. He was a devoted son and cared for his mother until her death. Thereafter he 
traveled extensively across the United States with a group of adults in a caravan of 
motor homes, arranging in advance attendance of symphony and opera performances, 
musicals and Big Band concerts to enjoy together. Harry was a gourmet cook and 
hosted his friends often. He was exceedingly generous and kind and he made friends 
easily. Harry's friends recall his impeccable appearance, his beautiful singing voice, 
his passion for music and his quick wit. He was a truly dapper, gentle person. Harry is 
survived by close family friends Patty and Walt Schwartz of Crestline, California, 
lifetime El Paso friend Margaret Winter, and loyal friend and advocate Murdell Holbert. 
Special thanks go to MonteVista nurses Mareb and Terry, as well as to Hospice of El 
Paso, who made his last weeks the best possible. Private burial arrangements are 
directed by Martin Funeral Home. A celebration of Harry's life will be held at the 
Montevista on July 24. Services entrusted to Martin Funeral Home West, 128 N. 
Resler Dr., El Paso, TX 79912.

Published in El Paso Times from July 12 to July 16, 2009 

Parents
LEWIS Arthur Otis (28 Aug 1877 - 5 Sep 1949)
CROUCHET Estelle Emily (19 Sep 1890 - 1972)

Siblings
LEWIS Harry Virgil (16 Jan 1914 - 8 Jul 2009)

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