Mark Swetland

Mark W. Swetland, Jr., recently of Bluffton and Hilton Head passedaway of February 20, 2013.  MR. Swetland is the son of the late Mark W. Swetland, Sr., and the late Blanche Compton Swetland.Mark, Jr, is survied by his wife, Jean Sperber Swetland, and fivechilden and spouses.  Mark a. and Lynne Swetland of Westwood, MA, Paul J. and Melissa Swetland of Georgetown, TX., Diane M. and Stephen Faig of Madison, NJ., Susan J. Swetland of Derry, NH and David W. Swetland of Julian, PA and his sister Marcia Stillwagon of Doylestown, PA. His survivors included nine grandchildren, great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.Mr. Swetland gradusted from Princeton University in 1942 as a chemical engineer and began his work in Cincinnatic, OH for theVulcan Cooper and Supply Company where he started as draftsman and progressed to chief mechanical engineer.  In 1960, he moved to Lummus Company in Newark, NJ for which he worked untilretirement in 1983.  His work for Lummus included assigbments inCanada, Mexico, England, and Indonesia where he served as startup operator and project director for the largest urea fertilizerplant in the world.Among his hobbies were photography of his famiily, their travels,genealogy, the stamps and postal history of Antigua, and the postal history, and Cincinnati, OH.  He has written extensively on philately, postal history and genealogy.  His many travels frequently had an element of philately or genealogy.  His wife Jean shared his lovefor travel.  Among his accomplisheds after retirement were editing and publishing the British CaribbeanPhilatelic study Journal for 5 years and the Sweetland/SwetlandLore famliy newletter for 16 years.  He will be remembered for his honesty, integrity, and keen analytical mind.Memorial Service will be held at Saint Gregory the Great at 10:00AM on Monday, February 25th. No flowers. Donations of Alzheimer's Association.

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