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Lee Lydick, US Army-Retired


Lee Lydick, US Army-Retired

Veterans Funeral Care Lee Lydick, US Army-Retired

Lee Lawrence Lydick, 1SG-US Army-Retired, 79, of Clearwater, FL. Funeral Mass is 11:00 AM, Thursday-September 11, 2008 at Espiritu Santo Catholic Church, 2405 Philippe Parkway, Safety Harbor, FL 34695. The family will receive friends at the church from 9:30 AM until service time. Graveside services will full military honors will be at 2:30 PM, Thursday-September 11, 2008 at Florida National Cemetery, 6502 SW 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, FL 33513.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial gifts be made in honor of Lee to the Hospice Foundation of the FL Suncoast, 5771 Roosevelt Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33760 or www.thehospice.org 727 586-4432.

Lee was born in Indiana, PA to Howard and Velma Lydick and served in the US Army during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. During his US Army career, he was a Combat Medic and was awarded the following decorations: Joint Service Commendation Medal; Army Good Conduct Medal with five awards; American Defense Service Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Army of the Occupation Medal; National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster; Korean Service Medal with two bronze service stars; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; United Nations Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Service Medal with 60 devices; Republic of Korea War Service Medal; Presidential Unit Citation Army; Presidential Unit Citation Navy; Meritorious Unit Commendation Army; Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation; Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation; Combat Medic Badge; US Army Expert Qualification Badge in Rifle, Pistol, and Grenade; a US Army Driver’s Badge and was a member of the Adjutant Generals Corps Regiment. After his retirement from the US Army, he moved here from Indianapolis, IN and worked for Clearwater Central Catholic High School and later for the Pinellas County Water Utility Department where he retired after a successful career in 1989.

He is survived by his wife, Anita Lydick of Clearwater, FL; his four sons: Mike Lydick, James Lydick of Portland, OR, Steven Lydick of Clearwater, FL and Scott Lydick of Caballo, NM; two step children: Clifford Tintera of Clearwater, FL and Robert Tintera of Tampa, FL; a brother in law, Colonel Michael Prendergast and his wife, Naomi of MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL and two grandchildren.

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