NORMAN F. LENT

 
NORMAN F. LENT  
On Monday, June 11, 2012, of Arlington, VA and West Palm Beach, FL. Beloved husband of Barbara Morris-Lent; loving father of Norman F. (Susan) Lent, III, Barbara Ann (Geoff) Roberts, and the late Thomas B. (Shari) Lent; devoted grandfather of Elizabeth and Abigail Roberts, Mollye and Ryan Lent, and Andrew Lent. He is also survived by a brother, Robert (Patricia) Lent; one niece and one nephew. A retired member of the United States House of Representatives, Mr. Lent represented the South Shore of Long Island, NY for 22 years from 1971 to 1993, rising to the position of Ranking Republican of the Energy and Commerce Committee. He previously was elected to five terms in the New York State Senate from 1962 to 1970, where he was Chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on Public Health and Medicare. Prior to his elective offices, Mr. Lent was appointed law clerk to New York State Supreme Court Justice Thomas P. Farley. He also served as Police Justice for the Village of East Rockaway, NY. Mr. Lent served in the U.S. Navy during and immediately after the Korean War, achieving the rank of Lieutenant. He was a graduate of Hofstra University and Cornell Law School. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home, 1500 West Braddock Road, Alexandria. Funeral services will be held at Fairlington United Methodist Church, 3900 King Street, Alexandria, VA, on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 11 a.m.  Interment in Arlington National Cemetery will take place at a future date. Mr. Lent supported and had a very high regard for the Wounded Warriors Project, (supportwoundedwarriorproject.org), and the Salvation Army, (salvationarmyusa.org). A guest register may be found at:www.everlyfuneralhomes.com