Julius Lorzing Jr.

Julius Jacob

"Duke"

Lorzing, Jr.

SUFFIELD, CT - Julius Jacob "Duke" Lorzing, Jr. a longtime resident of Fishkill, NY passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 28, 2013 in Suffield, CT. He was 91. Duke was born on March 6, 1922 in Tarrytown, NY to the late Julius Jacob Lorzing, Sr. and Mary "Marie" Eiskant Lorzing.

Duke was an altar boy, an Eagle Scout, and served in the U.S. Navy from 1939 to 1946 as a diesel motor mechanic on the fleet submarines TINOSA and GREENLING in the Pacific. He ended his World War II service as a Chief Petty Officer. After the war he attended Sampson College and then the University of Colorado on the GI Bill, graduating from the latter in 1950 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He worked first as a jet engine technical representative for Westinghouse and then for Texaco at the former Glenham Research Center. While at Texaco he collaborated on a patent 3,278,125 for an oil burner structure. He retired from Texaco in 1981.

Duke was predeceased by his wife of 35 years, Sally Virginia (Bell) Lorzing, in October 2012. An avid boater and Captain of the "Sarah V", Duke and his First Mate Sally based out of White's Hudson River Marina and motored the local waters and up to Lake Champlain, where they tied up at the Essex Shipyard for many a summer. They also enjoyed traveling overseas to northern Europe as well as Bermuda. They spent many winters in Treasure Island, Florida at the Malyn Resort. Duke was a gregarious man and made numerous acquaintances throughout his travels. He enjoyed a good game of cribbage, and occasionally got one from his friends, shipmates, co-workers, nephews and grandnephews.

Duke is survived by his sister-in-law Kathleen (Bellingham) Lorzing and cousin-in-law Bruce Bell; nieces and nephews Michael Critz, John Lorzing, Judy (Critz) Thorp, Lisa (Lorzing) Compton, Kurt Critz, Mark Critz, Sr., Patrick Lorzing, Heidi (Critz) Hall and numerous grand- and great-nieces and nephews. Besides his parents and his wife he was preceded in death by brothers Joseph and John Lorzing, sister Margaret (Lorzing) Critz, brother-in law William Critz and niece Mari-Jo (Critz) Reddish and her husband Frank J. Reddish.

Friends are invited to a mass of remembrance to be held on Friday, October 11, 2013 at 10:00am at St. Mary Mother of the Church, 106 Jackson Street, Fishkill, New York. Msgr. Joseph A. Martin will be officiating.

Burial will immediately follow at Cold Spring Cemetery.