Adam J. Lahut

Lahut, Adam J. TROY Adam Joseph Lahut, died Monday, April 9, 2007 at Albany Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was in his ninetieth year. Born in Troy, to Joseph and Antonia (Zalucky) Lahut, he was the oldest of five children. Adam resided in Troy with his wife of 60 years, Genevieve Kowalski Lahut. He was the father of seven children, all living, Joseph Adam Lahut (Mary) of Center Harbor, N.H., Vevette Lahut of Troy, Thomas Lahut (Barbara) of Schodack, Mark Lahut (Carol) of Valatie, Jayme Lahut (Davin Robinson) of Niskayuna, Peggy Norton (Steve) of Thousand Oaks, Calif. and Susan Rooney (Bill) of Poestenkill. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and by his sister, Lydia Hope. Adam entered military service after attending Troy public schools and defended Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941 with the Army's 55th Coast Artillery. After four and a half years of service, he returned to Troy, married and raised his family. He was plant layout industrial engineer for the Watervliet Arsenal and also worked at Montgomery Wards in Menands for many years. A communicant of Holy Trinity Church in South Troy, he was active in the choir and the Holy Name Society. As past president of the Polish American Club in Troy and its 1986 Man of the Year, he oversaw the expansion and upgrade of their banquet facility. Adam was also treasurer of the Troy chapter of the Polish National Alliance. Since his retirement from the Watervliet Arsenal, he greatly enjoyed woodworking projects. The funeral for Adam will be held Thursday morning at 8:45 a.m. from the Wm. Leahy Funeral Home, 336 Third Street, Troy, N.Y. and at 9:30 a.m. from St. William's Church where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Gary Mercure. Interment will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Troy. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 from 4 to 8 p.m. Donations in Adam's memory may be made to St. Williams Church, 1010 Madison Ave., Troy, NY 12180. The family wishes to extend its deep gratitude to the staff of Van Rensselaer Manor for their care of Adam.