Norman McSweyn

PLYMOUTH — Norman McSweyn went home to be with the Lord on Dec. 12, 2018, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., after a valiant battle with cancer.

He is survived by his beloved and devoted wife, Lizeth Diaz-Ledesma, and their 4-year-old twin children, Norman O. and Rachel G. McSweyn; his mother, Joan Grish McSweyn; his siblings, David and Elizabeth McSweyn; an uncle, John Grish; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Oswaldo Diaz-Lara and Eulalia Ledesma-Diaz. He was predeceased by his father, Dr. Norman McSweyn.

Norman was born in Johnson City, N.Y., but was raised in Plymouth. He charted his own path in life, quitting college to work on the railroad. He worked from the New York Susquehanna and Western Railroad for 17 years. In recent years, he became a stay-at-home dad caring for his two children.

He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hiking, biking and canoeing and was an avid ham radio operator, with the call sign N3YKF. He had a private pilot license. Before he was married, he used to rent small planes just to fly for fun. One of his favorite aircrafts was a Cesna. After his marriage, as he was not working, he quit flying but he always kept the hope to fly again one day.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Dec. 19, 2018, in the Parish Church of Ss. John and Andrew, Binghamton, N.Y. Arrangements were entrusted to Hopler & Eschbach Funeral Home, Binghamton.

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