Lewis Harold Conway

Lewis Harold Conway passed away September 25, 2009 due to cancer. Lewis was born to George and Louise Conway on August 10, 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Paseo High School in Kansas City. He was married toVirginia Barnes on December 20, 1943. They were getting ready to celebrate their upcoming 66th anniversary. Lou started to work for the Burlington Northern Railroad as a telegrapher in 1949. He used the old type of hand machine called the bug using the Morse Code until the computer took over. He was sent to many depots throughout Washington to work , finally retiring from the Wheeler depot on July 31, 1984. He worked in the Grandview, Washington depot for many years. While living in Grandview, he enjoyed coaching baseball, playing men’s softball, and bowling. He was the first president of the Grandview Kiwanis Club. Lewis joined the Navy April 2, 1943, and served on the LCI-G-440 and LCI 457 which saw action off the Marshall Islands. He was honorably discharged on November 14, 1945. Lou and Virginia met at a roller skating rink in Spokane while Lou was on a weekend pass. After a short courtship, they were married and Lou left the next day and was gone for 20 months. Lou and his wife Virginia enjoyed many trips with the Sandy Sams RV Club of Moses Lake. They traveled from coast to coast. They spent many winters in Desert Hot Springs, California where Lou enjoyed golf, poker, pinochle, dances, and cribbage with his many friends from everywhere in the United States and Canada. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He really enjoyed being around family and doing things with all the grand kids. He enjoyed puttering around his large shed while watching any and all sports on his small black and white TV. He especially enjoyed one of his last trips on a cruise to Alaska with his wife and three of his children and their spouses. Surviving Lou are his wife Virginia, Moses Lake, his daughter Sandy Skotland and Don Gansauge, his daughter Sharon Shade and Ron Shade, son Kenneth Conway and Marlene Conway, daughter in law Donna Conway , sister-in-law Dorothy Conway and niece Janelle and Dave Curry. He has eleven grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by son Richard Conway March 4, 2009, his parents, three brothers, two great grandchildren. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, to make donations to a charity of choice. Lou was able to stay home with the help of his family and hospice. A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Moses Lake, 1142 W. Ivy Ave, Moses Lake, WA at 11:00am Thursday, October 1st with Pastor Paul Wagner officiating.

Lewis Harold Conway

August 10, 1924 - September 25, 2009