WAYLAND: Harry Frederick “Skip” Sweitzer, Jr. of Wayland, MA and Christmas Cove, ME died peacefully at age 90 on August 3, 2017.
He was born in Syracuse, New York to the late Harry Frederick Sweitzer and Ruth Elizabeth (Waterman) Sweitzer.
Skip was the beloved and loving husband for 64 years of the late Elizabeth “Betty” Sweitzer, who died on April 2, 2015. He was the beloved father of son H. Frederick Sweitzer, III and his wife Martha Sandefer of West Suffield, CT., and of daughter Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Sweitzer, and her spouse Britt Howe of Maynard, MA. ; as well as the loving grandfather of T. Frederick “Freddie” Sweitzer-Howe; brother of Thomas Sweitzer of Sedona, AZ. and of the late Richard Sweitzer of Madison, CT.
Skip was a resident of Wayland for over 56 years. He received his BS from the United States Naval Academy and served his country with honor retiring as a Lieutenant Commander. He spent the rest of his career as a Quality Assurance Engineer with the Raytheon Corporation. Next to spending time with his family, Skip had a passion for the coast of Maine, especially for sailing and fly-fishing. His other great joy was music, which he enjoyed as a patron of the Boston Symphony, casually in the company of his many musical friends, as a member of the First Parish choir and during his long tenure as a member of the Sangerfest Men’s Chorus.
A Memorial Service celebrating his life will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 11:00 am at the First Parish Unitarian Church, 50 Cochituate Road, Wayland Center, where Skip was a long time and devoted member.
Interment will be held at a later date at the convenience of his family at the Sweitzer-Thomas family lot in the Harrington Meeting House Cemetery in Bristol, Maine.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice House at 10 Green Way, Wayland MA 01778. Skip spent his final days in this deeply caring and healing place.
He was born in Syracuse, New York to the late Harry Frederick Sweitzer and Ruth Elizabeth (Waterman) Sweitzer.
Skip was the beloved and loving husband for 64 years of the late Elizabeth “Betty” Sweitzer, who died on April 2, 2015. He was the beloved father of son H. Frederick Sweitzer, III and his wife Martha Sandefer of West Suffield, CT., and of daughter Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Sweitzer, and her spouse Britt Howe of Maynard, MA. ; as well as the loving grandfather of T. Frederick “Freddie” Sweitzer-Howe; brother of Thomas Sweitzer of Sedona, AZ. and of the late Richard Sweitzer of Madison, CT.
Skip was a resident of Wayland for over 56 years. He received his BS from the United States Naval Academy and served his country with honor retiring as a Lieutenant Commander. He spent the rest of his career as a Quality Assurance Engineer with the Raytheon Corporation. Next to spending time with his family, Skip had a passion for the coast of Maine, especially for sailing and fly-fishing. His other great joy was music, which he enjoyed as a patron of the Boston Symphony, casually in the company of his many musical friends, as a member of the First Parish choir and during his long tenure as a member of the Sangerfest Men’s Chorus.
A Memorial Service celebrating his life will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 11:00 am at the First Parish Unitarian Church, 50 Cochituate Road, Wayland Center, where Skip was a long time and devoted member.
Interment will be held at a later date at the convenience of his family at the Sweitzer-Thomas family lot in the Harrington Meeting House Cemetery in Bristol, Maine.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice House at 10 Green Way, Wayland MA 01778. Skip spent his final days in this deeply caring and healing place.
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