Harry Lloyd Dietz

Harry Lloyd Dietz, 69, of Quakertown died Tuesday April 10, 2007 at Southeastern Veterans Center after a long battle with Frontal-Temporal Dementia, a degenerative disease of the brain which affects social interaction. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Class of 1961, he retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after twenty-three years of Honorable service. He served as a Combat Engineer through out his career at various commands which included two tours of duty in Vietnam. Born in Quakertown, he was the son of Mary (Gerhart) Dietz of Quakertown and the late Paul Dietz. An athlete, he lettered in basketball, baseball and football in high school. He played football at the Naval Academy and later went on to hold various coaching positions including head coach of the Naval Academy's Light Weight Football team. In his spare time he was an avid golfer. In addition to his loving mother, he is survived by: his two sons, Stephen and wife Nathalie Roy of Atlanta, GA, Stuart and Jeanine of North Plainfield, New Jersey; a sister, Harriet (Dietz) Young of Quakertown; a brother, Paul "Skip" Dietz of Little Rock, AK; and three grandchildren, Giselle Dietz, Emma Dietz and Simon Dietz. His guardian angel through out his sickness was Ms. Bea Brost. A service will be held on Tuesday, April 24th, 2007 at 1:30 P.M. in the C. R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc. (www.crstrunk.com) 821 W. Broad St. Quakertown, PA 18951. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the Association for Frontotemporal Dementia 100 North 17th Street Suite 600 Philadelphia, PA 19103 (http://www.ftd-picks.org). Service Information A service summary is not available