John “Jack” Lenz, age 90, died peacefully on July 17, 2021. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Jack served in the army 5th RCT as a radioman during the Korean War, and was a survivor of The Battle of Outpost Harry, a bloody week long battle where allied forces held the post so Seoul Korea could be saved from the communist forces. After the war, Jack returned to Pittsburgh and earned an electrical engineering degree from Pitt. While attending Pitt, Jack met the love of his life, Elizabeth “Betsy” Lenz, a nursing student. In 1961, they were married. Their 60th wedding anniversary would have been this September. Upon graduation they moved to St. Petersburg, Florida where Jack worked for ECI in communication technology and helped install a communication network in south Florida during the time of “Bay of Pigs Invasion.” They relocated to Stuart in 1973, and he worked at the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant for FPL for over 25 years. Retiring from FPL, Jack contracted with Raytheon and later TVA. They moved to Spring City, Tennessee enjoying country living for over 25 years before returning to Stuart 3 years ago to be near family. Jack enjoyed attending military reunions, family gatherings and the Tennessee outdoors; especially taking his grandchildren for rides on his ATV. He is survived by his loving wife, Betsy, 3 children: son - John Lenz of Freeport, FL, (wife, Beckie), son – Ed Lenz of Cudjoe Key, FL, daughter - Carolyn Livings of Palm City, FL, (husband, Matt), and 6 grandchildren, Angeline Tomasevic, Sarah Livings, Jake Lenz, Leanna Livings, Tom Lenz, and Will Lenz. A celebration of life will take place at a later date following burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
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