Louis Somers Treen, Jr., 80, of Dallas, a retired Field Service Engineer with Diamond Power, died Monday December 14, 2009 at Medical City Hospital in Dallas. He had been briefly hospitalized with complications he developed following heart surgery last December. Mr. Treen celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary with his loving and devoted wife Connie, their six children and many of their grandchildren and great grandchildren last summer in Cape Hatteras, where they have spent many joyful summer vacations.
Until recently moving to Dallas, Lou and Connie had lived in Denton, TX for 20 years. In Denton, they were active parishioners with Southmont Baptist Church, where Lou was the resident volunteer handy man.
After moving to Dallas, they joined Royal Lane Baptist Church. He kept busy making furniture, household items and spiritual wooden sculptures in his workshop. Lou also enjoyed fishing, spending time on his boat and bird watching in his back yard.
Lou was born on October 18, 1929 in Bridgeton, NJ to Louis Somers and Edith Ella (Cook) Treen. As a child, he moved with his family to Toledo, OH, where he graduated from Devilbliss, High School in 1947. He attended the University of Toledo and then went to work in sales for Owens Illinois Glass Company and then Anchor Hocking Glass Company in Lancaster, OH, where he and Connie raised their 6 children. He was married to Marie Constance Tawresey on July 30, 1949 in Monroe, MI. He served in the U.S. Marines after WWII.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday December 17, 2009 in the chapel of Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home, 705 N. Locust, Denton, TX. Dr. Larry Reynolds will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park, Denton, TX.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Treen of Dallas; daughters, Susan (Edward) Flynn of Arlington, VA, Elizabeth ( Nick) Gold of Pitton, England, Sheryl (John) Freese of Westerville, OH, Meridith Treen of Dallas, TX; sons, Richard (Lillian) M. Treen of Stavanger, Norway, James B. (April) Treen of Oak Ridge, TN; eleven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Samaritans Purse, P.O. Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.mulkeymason.com
Mulkey-Mason Jack Schmitz and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.