Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Hess,  Dr. Paul W. March 11, 2008
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 3/13/2008.  
  Hess, Dr. Paul W.     
   
  Dr. Paul W. Hess HERSHEY Dr. Paul W. Hess, 84, of Hershey died Tuesday, March 
  11, 2008, at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, after a lengthy illness. He 
  was born February 4, 1924, in Hershey, the eldest son of the late Paul E. and 
  Leah (Fidler) Hess. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a 
  brother, Thomas L. Hess. Dr. Hess graduated with a degree in naval science from 
  the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and held a master's degree in 
  zoology and a Ph.D in physiology, both from the University of Delaware. He was 
  a retired United States Navy captain, having served in World War II, including 
  the battles of Iowa Jima and Okinawa, and also in the Korean War. He retired 
  from the Hershey Foods Corporation, where he served as director of the 
  environmental affairs department. Prior to joining Hershey Foods, he served as 
  chairman of the department of biology at Lebanon Valley College. Paul was a 
  respected environmental scientist and served on many committees for the 
  Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, including the state 
  Environmental Quality Board, Citizens Advisory Council, the air and water 
  quality technical advisory committee, and the solid waste advisory committee. 
  He also served as chairman of the Derry Township Municipal Authority, and was 
  an adjunct professor in environmental pollution control at Penn State's 
  Harrisburg Campus. He was the recipient of Power Magazine's Environmental 
  Protection Award and the Pennsylvania Resources Council Award, Other civic 
  activities included membership in the First United Methodist Church of Hershey, 
  where he served on the Board of Trustees and the church choir; the Rotary Club 
  of Hershey, where he was a Paul Harris Fellow; Brownstone Lodge No. 666 F&AM; 
  the Harrisburg Consistory; and the Zembo Temple Shrine. He is survived by his 
  loving wife of 61 years, Judith (Morrett) Hess; his daughter, Dr. Paula K. Hess 
  of Harrisburg; two sisters, Elizabeth Shearer and her husband Hiram, and 
  Pauline Curry and her husband Irwin, all of Hershey; two sisters-in law, Mary 
  Mack of Leesburg, Va., and Barbara Hess of Oak Island, N.C.; and numerous 
  nieces and nephews. A celebration of Paul's life will be held Saturday, March 
  15, 2008, at 11 a.m. in the First United Methodist Church. Friends may call 
  Saturday at the church from 10 until 11 a.m. Interment with military honors 
  will follow in the Hershey Cemetery. The family would like to thank the Masonic 
  Village at Elizabethtown, and particularly the staff of Lafayette West, for the 
  capable and compassionate care they provided. In lieu of flowers, the family 
  prefers memorial contributions to the Organ Fund, First United Methodist 
  Church, 64 W. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033; or to the Masonic Village, 
  One Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Hoover Funeral Homes & Crematory 
  Inc. in Hershey is handling the arrangements. Published in the Lebanon Daily 
  News on 3/13/2008.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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