Eugene Swartz

EUGENE SWARTZ (Age 77)
"Gene"

Of College Park, Maryland, died of a stroke on May 21, 2011 at
Washington Adventist Hospital. Gene was born in Kenosha, WI on October
28, 1933 to Sylvia (Cappelletti) and James Edwin Swartz. At the age of
17 he enlisted in the US Marine Corps, trained in tracked vehicle
maintenance, and served in the Korean war from 1951 to 1953. He
received a Purple Heart for his efforts on the battlefield. He was the
past treasurer of USMC East Coast Tankers Association.

In 1955 he married Margaret "Peggy" Last, also of Kenosha. In 1963
they moved to Woodbridge, VA. Gene worked for Home Juice selling juice
door-to-door. In 1977 his eldest son, Brock, and he started Swartz and
Sons Distributors, Inc. (Distributors of Everfresh Juice), where he
was president until his retirement in 1997.

He is survived by his wife, Peggy of College Park; his son Brock
(Terry), Brent (Cathy), Benjamin, Brenan and Bart; five grandchildren,
Brian, Emily, Michelle, Branson, and James; and three great
grandchildren, Brady, Ava, and Olivia.

A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 28 at St. Mark the
Evangelist in Hyattsville, Maryland. In lieu of flowers, donations may
be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital .