Samuel W. Lewis

Lewis, Samuel W. Passed away peacefully on Friday April 27, 2012, at Saint John's On The Lake retirement community, Milwaukee. He was born on June 26, 1924, to Mary Haupt Lewis and Charles Lundy Lewis near Shell Lake, Wisconsin. He was predeceased by his sister, Barbara Lewis Moen (Dr. Dale) and brother, Charles Haupt Lewis (Virginia). Husband of Alice Lloyd Philips Lewis, father of John B. (Jean) Lewis, Samuel Mark (Daria Valentini) Lewis, and Mary Lewis (Jeffrey) Delcore. Grandfather of Curtis, Chad, Alison, and Angelica Lewis, and Katherine and Amanda Delcore. He attended the University of Minnesota High School and the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Business, both on the Minneapolis campus, and received a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1948. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corps form 1943 to 1946. Sam was employed by the Ocean Spray Cranberry Association from 1948 to 1951 as a sales correspondent and the following 28 years was employed at Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. as Traffic Manager and Director of Purchases, Product Development and Quality Control. After retiring from Roundy's, Sam owned and operated The Nautilus Gallery and Frame Shop in Glendale from 1980 to 1993, a profession he enjoyed immensely. He loved to paint watercolors and his paintings have been sold in galleries in Door County, Wisconsin where he and his wife have spent many summers, and Tucson, Arizona where they spent their winters. He served as a Board member of the Milwaukee Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis Club of Milwaukee, the Picture Framers of Wisconsin, and the John Michael Kohler Art Museum and as President of the Heiliger Huegel Ski Club. He was also a member of the Milwaukee Visual Artists, the Museum of Wisconsin Artists, the Milwaukee Art Museum and Print Forum, the Door County Art League, and the Southwest Watercolor Art Guild of Tucson. For the last 53 years Sam has been a loyal member of Immanuel Presbyterian Church of Milwaukee where he served as a Deacon, Elder, and Trustee. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, May 11, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 1100 N. Astor Street, Milwaukee, 53202. The family will greet friends at a reception at the Woman's Club of Wisconsin, 813 N. Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee immediately following the service. Valet parking will be available. Memorials in Sam's name may be made to Immanuel Presbyterian Church or a charity of your choice. The family wishes to extend special thanks to the devoted staffs at Saint John's On The Lake and Vistas Hospice Care.