June 19 2014: WEIT, Kenneth William

KENNETH WILLIAM WEIT

MCPO,U.S. NAVY (Ret.)

MCPO (SS) Kenneth William Weit, USN (RET), Died peacefully at home on June 18th with his wife at his side.

Ken was born in Hershey, Pennsylvania, 25th of June 1942 to Violet Mae Waltz and George Edwin Weit.

He joined the Navy in 1960 with the thought of spending eight years in service, instead he went on to retire after 20 years. He took training for the submarine service and schooling as a machinist mate.

His first boat was USS Corsair, then came USS Diablo, USS Tecumseh, USS Marshall, and USS Daniel Boone.

After retirement Ken spent a lot of time sailing aboard his sail boat DIABLO and just enjoyed life. Ken was a passionate sailor and enjoyed sailing the great lakes, the Mississippi River, and the waters around Florida. He also sailed all 24 miles of Lock Ness, Scotland.

He and his wife Joan lived on their sail boat ‘ISLAND IN THE SUN’ for several years . After moving on land, they would spend four months each summer living aboard and sailing the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay .

Ken is survived by his wife Joan Weit and sister Mary Gish of Palmyra, PA. He is also survived by four children from his prior marriage to Virginia Mills, of Shalimar, Florida. Daughters Brenda Harbold, Mechanicsville, MD., Tracy Klippert of Fresno, CA., Wendy Wylie of Ruffin, NC., and son Brian Weit of Lititz, PA.

He is survived by four step sons. Stephen Savage of Daphne, Ala, John Figliozzi, Sterling, Va., George Figliozzi, Arlington, Va., and Thomas Figliozzi.

In addition, he is survived by eleven grand children and one great, grandchild.

Memorial service and interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Ken’s favorite charity, Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.