Obituary for Jeffrey Garrett Lewis
Jeffrey Garrett Lewis, age 64, of Mount Laurel, NJ passed away at home while surrounded by loving family on Monday, August 31, 2020.
Mr. Lewis was born in St. Louis, MO and resided in Waltham, MA and Florence, NJ before moving to Mount Laurel in 1991. He received a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT in Cambridge, MA in 1980. Jeffrey was a dedicated 35-year employee of Lockheed Martin in Moorestown where he worked as a software engineer retiring in 2020. One of Jeff’s favorite activities was square dancing with Rutgers Promenaders, and he loved playing Dungeons & Dragons with his family. But above all, he cherished the time spent with family and will be deeply missed by those he leaves behind.
Jeffrey is survived by his beloved wife, Karen Marie Lewis (nee Williams); mother, Lorretta Lewis; children, William Lewis and Kimberly Smires; brother, Levi Lewis; grandchildren, Kailey Smires and Nathaniel Lewis.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, September 12th from 1:00 to 2:00 PM immediately followed by a memorial service both at the Mount Laurel Home for Funerals, 212 Ark Road, Mount Laurel, NJ. Final disposition will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Jeff’s name may be made to ALS Association at https://donate.als.org/give or to the Muscular Dystrophy Association at https://donate.als.org/Donate.
Mr. Lewis was born in St. Louis, MO and resided in Waltham, MA and Florence, NJ before moving to Mount Laurel in 1991. He received a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT in Cambridge, MA in 1980. Jeffrey was a dedicated 35-year employee of Lockheed Martin in Moorestown where he worked as a software engineer retiring in 2020. One of Jeff’s favorite activities was square dancing with Rutgers Promenaders, and he loved playing Dungeons & Dragons with his family. But above all, he cherished the time spent with family and will be deeply missed by those he leaves behind.
Jeffrey is survived by his beloved wife, Karen Marie Lewis (nee Williams); mother, Lorretta Lewis; children, William Lewis and Kimberly Smires; brother, Levi Lewis; grandchildren, Kailey Smires and Nathaniel Lewis.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, September 12th from 1:00 to 2:00 PM immediately followed by a memorial service both at the Mount Laurel Home for Funerals, 212 Ark Road, Mount Laurel, NJ. Final disposition will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Jeff’s name may be made to ALS Association at https://donate.als.org/give or to the Muscular Dystrophy Association at https://donate.als.org/Donate.