Robert C. Lehman

Robert C. Lehman, 79 Harrisonburg Robert C. Lehman, 79, a resident of 1264 Shank Drive, Harrisonburg, died February 2, 2009 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Lehman was born on March 22, 1929 in Harrisonburg, and was the son of the late Chester K. and Myra Kendig Lehman. He graduated from Eastern Mennonite High School in 1946 and Eastern Mennonite College in 1950. He received his Doctorate in Biophysics from Penn State in 1962. He was employed as a Professor of Physics at Eastern Mennonite College; Goucher College (Baltimore), and Howard County School of Technology(Maryland). He also did additional summer work in the Biophysics Department at Penn State for three summers and worked at the High Altitude Observatory in Boulder, Colorado for two summers. During his sabbaticals, he performed cancer research at Emory University in Atlanta and monitored Energy Consumption at Eastern Mennonite College and made recommendations from that work in the 1970?s. Mr. Lehman served as director of the M.T Brackbill Planetarium at EMC and was organizer of a ?Moonwatch Team? of EMC students at the observatory. He was co-founder and first president of Park View Federal Credit Union and of Homes Foundation-Low Cost Housing. Mr. Lehman was also co-founder and president of Sunwood Energy. He was a member of Park View Mennonite Church. On June 10, 1954, he married the former Ruby Swartzendruber who survives. Also surviving is one daughter, Judith A. Lehman and husband Kenneth Ontjes, Keezletown; three sons, James A. Lehman and wife Julie, Richmond, Donald L. Lehman and wife Connie, Herndon, Douglas C. Lehman, Mali, Africa; one sister, Dorothy L. Yoder, Goshen, In.; four grandchildren, Allison Lehman, Eric Lehman, Brian Lehman, and Michael Lehman. Mr. Lehman was preceded in death by two sisters, Miriam Weaver, Esther K. Lehman, and one infant brother David Lehman. Reverend Phil Kniss will conduct a memorial service on Monday, February 16, 2009, 3 p.m., at Park View Mennonite Church. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Burial will be private. The body was cremated. Memorial contributions may be made to Mennonite Central Committee and Summer Peace Building Institute at Eastern Mennonite University. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.mcmullenfh.com McMullen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.