Lewis Jefferson Gorin Jr. ’36

Lew, a native of Louisville, Ky., died Jan. 1, 1999. He was 84. He prepared at Woodberry Forest School. During his senior year of college he was a cofounder and first national commander of the acclaimed spoof The Veterans of Future Wars. The PAW of Mar. 10, 1999, summarized that event in its From the Archives feature.

In 1939, Lew earned his law degree from Harvard. After a brief stint with a Louisville law firm, he began his three-year service in WWII as a field artillery officer in the campaigns of Italy, Southern France, the German Rhineland, and the German Occupation. He retired as a major. He was awarded the Bronze Star and five Battle Stars.

After the war, Lew joined Reynolds Metal as an executive and finished his career as secretary of Reynolds Intl. in Richmond, Va.

Following retirement in 1981, he and Eleanor returned to Louisville and their farm in Summer Shade, Ky. Some years ago, we asked him, "Where is Summer Shade?" With his usual wit he replied, "We are located down the road a piece from Good Luck!"

Lew is survived by his wife, Eleanor H.; daughter Eleanor Leuenberger; son L. Jefferson '65, brother Standiford R., and five grandchildren. His brother George D. '32 died in 1998. We salute a great fellow!

The Class of 1936