Cowlitz County WA Archives Obituaries.....Lewis, James Harrison 	  February 13, 2006
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Published in The Daily News on 2/14/2006.
 	
James Harrison Lewis, 73, of Longview, WA died February 13, 2006 at Hospice 
Care Center in Longview. 

He was born April 30, 1932 in Portland, OR to Otis R. and Dorothy M (Kruse) 
Truitt. Mr. Lewis moved to Longview in 1942. He graduated from R.A. Long High 
School in 1951, Western Washington University in 1961 with a Bachelor's Degree 
and from the University of Oregon in 1964 with a Masters Degree. He married 
Roberta Rapp on April 25, 1952 in Longview. He served in the U.S. Army from 
1954-1956 during the Korean War. Mr. Lewis was an Educator for the Longview 
School District from 1961 to retirement in 1988. He also coached R.A. Long High 
School Baseball, Football & Wresting for many years. He was a loving family man 
and friend. He enjoyed his friends, family, especially his grandchildren and 
great grandchildren. He had a great big generous heart and a fun sense of 
humor. He enjoyed travel, golf, time at the Hoods Canal, boating, fishing and 
private piloting of an airplane. He was a member of Calvary Community Church, 
BPOE #1482, American Legion, National Education Association and Washington 
Education Association. 

He is survived by his wife, Roberta Lewis at home; son, Jerry Lewis of 
Longview; daughters, Linda Peeples of Yuma, AZ and Connie Anderson of Longview; 
brother, Frank E. Lewis of Kalama; sisters, Marilyn Silsbee of Portland and 
Grace Moore of Poulsbo, WA; 7 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, 8 nieces 
and 8 nephews. 

A Celebration of Life Service will be held, 2:00 pm, Friday, February 17, 2006 
at Calvary Community Church. Dr. Howard King and Reverend Galen Conrad, 
Officiating. 

Private Inurnment at Longview Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made to 
Community Home Health & Hospice, P.O. Box 2067, Longview, WA 98632. 

Arrangements by Steels Chapel At Longview Memorial Park and Crematory. 

	


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