Anchorage Daily News July 31, 1999
Pioneer Alaska resident C.R. Lewis died in Anchorage July 26, 1999, after a brief battle with cancer. His children and grandchildren surrounded him during his final days. He was 82. Visitation was at Evergreen Memorial Chapel, downtown. A funeral was held at Parkside Church, 7801 E. 32nd Ave. Interment was at Angelus Memorial Park.
Mr. Lewis was born Nov. 12, 1916, in Lewistown, Mont. His early years were spent living as a cowboy on Montana ranches, notably the PN at Two Calf Creek. Mr. Lewis enjoyed a career as a professional boxer before Alaska attracted him northward. Mr. Lewis came to Alaska in 1939 on a steamship from Seattle. After service in the Merchant Marine during World War II, he returned to Alaska. He met and married Patricia Drumm in 1959. In 1948, while Alaska was still a territory, Mr. Lewis founded C.R. Lewis Co. Inc., a mechanical contracting firm which he operated successfully for more than 40 years. He was a founding member of the Anchorage Mechanical Contractors' Association. In 1967, the Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors' Association of America recognized him as one of the top two mechanical contractors in the nation. He was instrumental in providing the mechanical systems on several of Anchorage's more prominent buildings. In 1972, Mr. Lewis received the AGC ''Hard Hat'' award. A lifelong Republican, Mr. Lewis served for eight years in the Alaska Senate. He was a 30-year member of the John Birch Society, rising to membership in its Executive Council. His politics consisted of a commitment to conservative policies and the preservation of individual liberties. An active outdoorsman, Mr. Lewis was a pilot with more than 3,500 hours of flight time. He loved to hunt, traveling from southeast Alaska to the Brooks Range in search of trophies. Mr. Lewis was actively involved in community activities. He sponsored a youth baseball team and was involved for more than 20 years in the Civil Air Patrol, serving one rotation as squadron commander.
He is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Russell and Wanda, and their children Jonathan and Amanda; daughters, Rebecca and Deborah; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Lois, and their children, Michael, Rachel, Robert and Rebekah, all of Anchorage; and daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and Wesley Jessup, and their son, Justinian, of Topeka, Kan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia; son, Michael; brothers Jim, Kenneth and Ross; and sisters, Keitha, Ruth, Charlotte and Gladys. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Providence Alaska Foundation, P.O. Box 196604, Anchorage 99519-6604, in memory of C.R. Lewis.
Pioneer Alaska resident C.R. Lewis died in Anchorage July 26, 1999, after a brief battle with cancer. His children and grandchildren surrounded him during his final days. He was 82. Visitation was at Evergreen Memorial Chapel, downtown. A funeral was held at Parkside Church, 7801 E. 32nd Ave. Interment was at Angelus Memorial Park.
Mr. Lewis was born Nov. 12, 1916, in Lewistown, Mont. His early years were spent living as a cowboy on Montana ranches, notably the PN at Two Calf Creek. Mr. Lewis enjoyed a career as a professional boxer before Alaska attracted him northward. Mr. Lewis came to Alaska in 1939 on a steamship from Seattle. After service in the Merchant Marine during World War II, he returned to Alaska. He met and married Patricia Drumm in 1959. In 1948, while Alaska was still a territory, Mr. Lewis founded C.R. Lewis Co. Inc., a mechanical contracting firm which he operated successfully for more than 40 years. He was a founding member of the Anchorage Mechanical Contractors' Association. In 1967, the Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors' Association of America recognized him as one of the top two mechanical contractors in the nation. He was instrumental in providing the mechanical systems on several of Anchorage's more prominent buildings. In 1972, Mr. Lewis received the AGC ''Hard Hat'' award. A lifelong Republican, Mr. Lewis served for eight years in the Alaska Senate. He was a 30-year member of the John Birch Society, rising to membership in its Executive Council. His politics consisted of a commitment to conservative policies and the preservation of individual liberties. An active outdoorsman, Mr. Lewis was a pilot with more than 3,500 hours of flight time. He loved to hunt, traveling from southeast Alaska to the Brooks Range in search of trophies. Mr. Lewis was actively involved in community activities. He sponsored a youth baseball team and was involved for more than 20 years in the Civil Air Patrol, serving one rotation as squadron commander.
He is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Russell and Wanda, and their children Jonathan and Amanda; daughters, Rebecca and Deborah; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Lois, and their children, Michael, Rachel, Robert and Rebekah, all of Anchorage; and daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and Wesley Jessup, and their son, Justinian, of Topeka, Kan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia; son, Michael; brothers Jim, Kenneth and Ross; and sisters, Keitha, Ruth, Charlotte and Gladys. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Providence Alaska Foundation, P.O. Box 196604, Anchorage 99519-6604, in memory of C.R. Lewis.
Anchorage Daily News July 31, 1999
Pioneer Alaska resident C.R. Lewis died in Anchorage July 26, 1999, after a brief battle with cancer. His children and grandchildren surrounded him during his final days. He was 82. Visitation was at Evergreen Memorial Chapel, downtown. A funeral was held at Parkside Church, 7801 E. 32nd Ave. Interment was at Angelus Memorial Park.
Mr. Lewis was born Nov. 12, 1916, in Lewistown, Mont. His early years were spent living as a cowboy on Montana ranches, notably the PN at Two Calf Creek. Mr. Lewis enjoyed a career as a professional boxer before Alaska attracted him northward. Mr. Lewis came to Alaska in 1939 on a steamship from Seattle. After service in the Merchant Marine during World War II, he returned to Alaska. He met and married Patricia Drumm in 1959. In 1948, while Alaska was still a territory, Mr. Lewis founded C.R. Lewis Co. Inc., a mechanical contracting firm which he operated successfully for more than 40 years. He was a founding member of the Anchorage Mechanical Contractors' Association. In 1967, the Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors' Association of America recognized him as one of the top two mechanical contractors in the nation. He was instrumental in providing the mechanical systems on several of Anchorage's more prominent buildings. In 1972, Mr. Lewis received the AGC ''Hard Hat'' award. A lifelong Republican, Mr. Lewis served for eight years in the Alaska Senate. He was a 30-year member of the John Birch Society, rising to membership in its Executive Council. His politics consisted of a commitment to conservative policies and the preservation of individual liberties. An active outdoorsman, Mr. Lewis was a pilot with more than 3,500 hours of flight time. He loved to hunt, traveling from southeast Alaska to the Brooks Range in search of trophies. Mr. Lewis was actively involved in community activities. He sponsored a youth baseball team and was involved for more than 20 years in the Civil Air Patrol, serving one rotation as squadron commander.
He is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Russell and Wanda, and their children Jonathan and Amanda; daughters, Rebecca and Deborah; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Lois, and their children, Michael, Rachel, Robert and Rebekah, all of Anchorage; and daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and Wesley Jessup, and their son, Justinian, of Topeka, Kan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia; son, Michael; brothers Jim, Kenneth and Ross; and sisters, Keitha, Ruth, Charlotte and Gladys. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Providence Alaska Foundation, P.O. Box 196604, Anchorage 99519-6604, in memory of C.R. Lewis.
Pioneer Alaska resident C.R. Lewis died in Anchorage July 26, 1999, after a brief battle with cancer. His children and grandchildren surrounded him during his final days. He was 82. Visitation was at Evergreen Memorial Chapel, downtown. A funeral was held at Parkside Church, 7801 E. 32nd Ave. Interment was at Angelus Memorial Park.
Mr. Lewis was born Nov. 12, 1916, in Lewistown, Mont. His early years were spent living as a cowboy on Montana ranches, notably the PN at Two Calf Creek. Mr. Lewis enjoyed a career as a professional boxer before Alaska attracted him northward. Mr. Lewis came to Alaska in 1939 on a steamship from Seattle. After service in the Merchant Marine during World War II, he returned to Alaska. He met and married Patricia Drumm in 1959. In 1948, while Alaska was still a territory, Mr. Lewis founded C.R. Lewis Co. Inc., a mechanical contracting firm which he operated successfully for more than 40 years. He was a founding member of the Anchorage Mechanical Contractors' Association. In 1967, the Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors' Association of America recognized him as one of the top two mechanical contractors in the nation. He was instrumental in providing the mechanical systems on several of Anchorage's more prominent buildings. In 1972, Mr. Lewis received the AGC ''Hard Hat'' award. A lifelong Republican, Mr. Lewis served for eight years in the Alaska Senate. He was a 30-year member of the John Birch Society, rising to membership in its Executive Council. His politics consisted of a commitment to conservative policies and the preservation of individual liberties. An active outdoorsman, Mr. Lewis was a pilot with more than 3,500 hours of flight time. He loved to hunt, traveling from southeast Alaska to the Brooks Range in search of trophies. Mr. Lewis was actively involved in community activities. He sponsored a youth baseball team and was involved for more than 20 years in the Civil Air Patrol, serving one rotation as squadron commander.
He is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Russell and Wanda, and their children Jonathan and Amanda; daughters, Rebecca and Deborah; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Lois, and their children, Michael, Rachel, Robert and Rebekah, all of Anchorage; and daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and Wesley Jessup, and their son, Justinian, of Topeka, Kan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia; son, Michael; brothers Jim, Kenneth and Ross; and sisters, Keitha, Ruth, Charlotte and Gladys. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Providence Alaska Foundation, P.O. Box 196604, Anchorage 99519-6604, in memory of C.R. Lewis.
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