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MARTIN HESS Obituary
Age 86, of Upper St. Clair, on Thursday, June 18, 2015. Beloved husband of the late Ines Arrondo Hess; son of the late Eugene and Elsa Kahn Hess; father of Inez Hess of McCandless, Caroll Ersek of North Hills, and Philip (Marika) Hess; grandson, Steven Hess; and many nieces and nephews. Martin was a generous, hard working and kind man with a huge heart. He supported his family here and abroad. He taught all those who had the honor of knowing him the importance of perseverance, honesty and dignity. He loved life and fought relentlessly through all of his medical conditions. He never once complained and always said he was "good" when asked how he felt when he was so very ill. He was a joy to know and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. A special thank you to all who supported and cared for Martin during the last year of his life. He would not have been in a better place than the Grand Residence of Upper St. Clair during the last month of his life. He was our rock. We love you "Pap", Rest In Peace. Dr. Martin graduated from the University of California-Berkeley with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He received a Master's degree from Carnegie Mellon and his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. Friends welcome Monday 1-3, 6-8 p.m., FREYVOGEL - SLATER FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 112 Fort Couch Rd., Bethel Park (Opposite Macy's South Hills Village). In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to The Leukemia And Lymphoma Society, 333 East Carson St., Pgh., PA 15219 or American Cancer Society, 320 Bilmar Dr., Pgh., PA 15205.
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July 18, 2015
My sincere sympathy to Martin's children. He was truly humble and honest man. He will be missed.
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Roger Beidler
June 24, 2015
Dear Inez and Martin's entire family,
I was saddened to learn of Martin's passing. I lost contact with him since the last time he was in his home, after leaving the care home in North Hills where we visited him. I knew something had changed from his optimistic demeanor earlier this year when I called him to see if he could join us at our monthly bowling luncheon. He declined that month, but said he felt he could make the next one. After that I could not reach him. Like Martin, I too worked for Koppers for many years. We shared great conversations during our many bowling sessions and luncheons. He was a delightful man. There were no boundaries to the interesting things we could talk about. His stories about his early life in Europe, his family's escape and his subsequent life in South America were fascinating.
Martin will be greatly missed, especially from the pool at St. Clair CC, where we used to meet. Please accept belated sympathy from myself and all the guys in the Tues.-Thurs. Bowling group.
Roger Beidler
June 22, 2015
Dear Inez and family,
We loved and adored your father. He was an extraordinary man who made major contributions to the world and touched many lives.
We loved his gentleness, wit, brilliance and deep kindness! We are all better people for knowing Dr. Hess.
Lovingly,
Joanne, Lauren, Susan and Arthur III McFeaters
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