6402 ORLIN LEWIS OATMAN, JR.

6402 ORLIN LEWIS, Jr.^,9 Orlin Lewis⁸ Orlin E.⁷, Isaac H.⁶, Elisha⁵, Isaac⁴, George³, John², Johannes¹), son of Orlin Lewis and Aimée Louise (Armstrong) Oatman, was born 8 April 1924 in Mt. Vernon, New York. Pat was married on 26 October 1946 to Mildred Lorraine Coleman of Mechanicsville. Orlin died Dec 10, 2011.

Pat graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School in Elmsford, New York, in 1942, and was president of his class and salutatorian. He entered the service in 1943 serving in World War II as a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot. He flew 52 missions in combat and was honorably discharged in 1945. Pat was employed by the Home Beneficial Life Insurance Company in Richmond, Virginia, in November of 1947 and was continually one of the leading agents for this company until his retirement in September 1985 at age 60.

After retiring, Pat spent time fishing, visiting the sick, hunting with his rabbit dogs, and enjoying his grandchildren. He also spent time as a landscape salesman at his daughter’s nursery and garden center, along with leading the opening exercises for his Sunday School class at Walnut Grove Baptist Church. He was well known for his homemade applesauce and vegetable soup, which he delivered to people who were sick or in need, along with freshly caught fish, which he often scaled and filleted before he delivered it. A very patriotic gentleman and member of the VFW and American Legion, he respected the American flag and was often seen wearing red, white and blue. A little harmonica concert may be in order in his later days, whereas the trumpet was his instrument of choice when he was younger.

Sources: Aimée Oatman West, Mechanicsville, VA

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