08/25/10 - NNHS Newsletter - Les Sweeney
Charles Leslie Sweeney
(15 Jan 1916 - 23 Aug 2010)
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08/25/10 - NNHS Newsletter - Les Sweeney
Charles Leslie Sweeney |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
We have another sad edition of the NNHS Newsletter today. Les Sweeney,
father of
Dick Sweeney ('61) of MD,
Phyllis Sweeney Snyder ('63) of TN, and
Tina Gustin Haney
of VA, passed away in
Loudon, Tennessee on Monday, August 23, 2010 at the age of 94.
Mr. Sweeney will be
remembered by the grateful citizenry as the man "instrumental in
locating and restoring the first ship built in
the yard, the Dorothy, now
proudly displayed at the yard's main entrance," as shown in this
gorgeous 2004 image by
  
Dave Spriggs
('64) of VA. |
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From the Daily Press - 08/24/10:
| Charles L. Sweeney |
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LOUDON, TENN. -
Charles Leslie Sweeney (Les), a seven year resident of Loudon and formerly of
Newport News, Va., died peacefully Aug. 23, 2010, at The Neighborhood in Tellico
Village, Tennessee. He was born Jan. 15, 1916, in Norfolk, Va., to Robert and Nettie Sweeney. Les made a career with the Newport News Shipbuilding, with over 40 years in the Sheet Metal Dept. and Ship Repair. Prior to retirement, he was instrumental in locating and restoring the first ship built in the yard, the Dorothy, now proudly displayed at the yard's main entrance. Retirement lasted one day when he joined the Jamestown Festival Park, in Virginia, to head up restoration of the three ships on display, the Susan Constant, the Godspeed and the Discovery. Upon completion of the ships, he again retired and was again immediately employed by Rancorn Wildman Architects, to administer the construction of the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton, Va. Besides being a master boat builder, Les was a beloved husband and an extraordinary father and friend, who will be missed by all. Your family and friends wish you Godspeed. Les was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Edna Sweeney; sister, Ruby Robertson; and brothers, Lee and Edward Sweeney. He is survived by one sister, Genevieve Delinger of Virginia Beach, Va.; son, Dick Sweeney of Edgewater, Md.; daughters, Phyllis Snyder of Loudon, Tenn., and Tina Gustin Haney of Norfolk, Va. Friends are invited to Tellico Village Community Church, at 9 a.m. on August 28, 2010, for a memorial service. Les will be interred at Peninsula Memorial Park, in Newport News. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the . Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City, Tenn., is in charge of arrangements. www.clickfuneralhome.com View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks. Published in the Daily Press from August 24 to August 25, 2010. Visit Guest Book |
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August 24, 2010 Very creative person with a very gentle personality and a friend of my mother and his sister Ruby. ~ Jerry Robertson, McLean, Virginia
My Uncle Leslie was a
wonderful man, friendly and wise. He was my father's best sailing
buddy. He will be missed .
Our hearts go out to the family of Les in this time of sadness. We
will always remember Les as a kind, gentle, talented and caring
family man who was always warm and welcoming to family and friends.
You will be missed. Rest in peace.
Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you. Uncle Les was indeed a great man and will leave many great and wonderful memories. ~ Carolyn & Eddie Sweeney, Jacksonville, North Carolina
I was very sorry to hear
of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
~ Buddy Helterbran, Ligonier, Pennsylvania
We fondly remember Les as being a
wonderful neighbor in Shore Park. What a hard worker and so
talented. Our thoughts go out to the family.
~ Nancy and Stewart Rodgers, Newport News, Virginia
I had the pleasure of working with
Les on the restoration of the Dorothy in 1976. He was a hard worker
and a good friend, and the result of his labors, especially the
propeller that he made in his garage, still sits proudly on
Washington Avenue in Newport News.
~ Bill Fox, Williamsburg, Virginia
My thoughts go out to the family.
I first met Les in 1984. He was quite a guy....young at heart but he
knew how to get the job done. I will always remember him tossing a
frisbee down the hallway in a hotel in San Juan, PR !! Another one's
gone aloft.
~ Neil Tanner, Mathews, Virginia
My thoughts and prayers go out to
the family. Tina was one of my Girl Scouts and Edna was my friend.
May your entire family be blessed. ~ Bertha Stewart, Newport News, Virginia
To the entire Sweeney family: I
offer my sincere sympathy to you in your loss. Mr. Sweeney was an
outstanding man and had so much talent. I am proud to say that I
attended his estate sale in Shore Park several years ago and
purchased some treasures from the Jamestown ship creation and other
memorabilia. I recall your entire family at Orcutt Avenue Baptist
Church and with fond thoughts. May God sustain you in your difficult
time.
Fred and Patty Andrews Mays of N.N. VA
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Our deepest sympathies
are extended to the Sweeney family and their friends at this difficult
time.
Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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Harty
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Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me
Words by Edward Hopper
Music by John E. Gould, 1871
Jesus Savior, pilot me over life's tempestuous sea;
Unknown waves before me roll, hiding rock and treacherous shoal;
Chart and compass came from Thee; Jesus, Savior, pilot me.
As a mother stills her child, Thou canst hush the ocean wild;
Boisterous waves obey Thy will, when Thou say'st to them "Be still!"
Wondrous Sov'reign of the sea, Jesus, Savior, pilot me.
When at last I near the shore and the fearful breakers roar,
'Twixt me and the peaceful rest; then, while leaning on Thy breast,
May I hear Thee say to me, "Fear not, I will pilot thee."
"Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me" midi and lyrics courtesy of http://my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis2/pilotme.html - um, a long time ago...
Greg Olsen Paintings courtesy of http://gregolsengallery.com – 01/27/05
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of
http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06Blackwork Flowers Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.bravenet.com - 08/12/04
Image of
"Dorothy in the Snow" courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 12/27/04
Thanks, Dave!