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    Arthur Lewis

 Arthur E. Lewis, 90, 675 Ben
Franklin Road North, Indiana, died
Saturday, Dec. 20, 1997,in Ft.
Pierce, Fla.
 A son of Arthur E. Lewis Sr. and
Lazette Stuart, he was born Oct. 22,
1907, in Oakmont.
 Mr. Lewis attended the Calvary
Evangelical Free Church, Indiana.
He waS an associate member of the
Indian River Presbyterian Church,
Ft. Pierce, Fla.  Other memberships
include the F&AM.Lodge 313, Indi-
ana and the Indiana Amateur Radio
Club. He was a charter member of
the LOOM.
 He was a board member and
treasurer of the Indiana County
Mental Health Association in the
formative years and was also active
for many years with the Mental
Health Run.
 He was a graduate of the Universi-
ty of Pittsburgh, earning a degree in
business administration. He first
worked with WJAS Radio in Pitts-
burgh and at WOC Radio in Daven-
port, Ohio, before coming to
Indiana.
 In 1939, he opened Art Lewis Radio
and Appliance in Indiana, where he
displayed and sold the first televi-
sion set in Indiana. He added furni-
ture to his business in 1958,
continuing until his retirement in
1973.
 A local pioneer in amateur radio,
he was one of the founders of the
Indiana County Amateur Radio
Club. He built much of his own
equipment, utilizing state-of-the-art
components. His passion was being
an amateur ham radio operator. In
1957, he published a register of ham
radio operators from around the
world.
 His love of traveling was closely
intertwined with ham radio activi-
ties. While participating with the
American Relay League, he visited
South and Central America, Austra-
lia, various Caribbean Islands and
parts of Europe where he visited
operators he had known by call
letters only. The British honored
him as an appointed member of the
FOC as an Outstanding Ham Opera-
tor.
 Surviving are his wife of nearly 58
years, Dorothy McElhoes Lewis,
whom he married Feb. 2, 1940; one
daughter, Carol Brake, and her
husifand; Edgar, Harmony; five
grandchildren: Douglas Bigley,
Lynn Hadfield, Patricia Hefferan,
Adam and Timothy Brake; five
great-grandchildren; two sisters:
Florence Godfrey, Berkley Springs,
W.Va., and Martha Manning, Mor-
gantown, W.Va.; and one brother,
William Lewis, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
 He was preceded in death by his
parents; his son, Roy, on Jan. 30,
1997; and by three sisters and two
brothers.
 Funeral services were held Satur-
day at 1 p.m. at the funeral home
with the Rev. Van Campbell officiat-
ing. Interment will be made in the
Marion Center Memorial Cemetary.
 Memorial contributions may be made
to the American Heart Association,
400 Luray Ave., Johnstown, PA 15904-2538