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Retired Army Colonel Louis Edward Skender, 82 of Hampden Township died on November 19, 2023 at Country Meadows. He was the son of of Louis and Margaret Arbes Skender of Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny County, PA He was born in Pittsburgh and is a graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School, Georgetown University, the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and Internationl Affairs, and the Army War College. Ed is survived by his wife of 54 years, Susan McCall Skender; three children, Katherine (Skender) Young, Margaret Skender, and David Skender; and two grandchildren, Elizabeth and Daniel Young.
In 1963, Ed was commissioned as an Army officer and served for 27 years on active duty with two tours on the Vietnam War with the 4th Armored and 25th Infantry Divisions. He also served at Army headquarters and with the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon, Army Headquarters Europe, and the 4th Transportation Command in Germany. Before his military retirement in 1990, his final role was Division Chief at the Army's Logistics Evaluation Agency at New Cumberland Army Depot. After retiring from military service, he continued to work another 16 years as a defense industry consultant and finally as an acquisitions editor at Stackpole Books in Mechanicsburg, PA.
In his private life, he and Susan were world travelers and active participants in local societes. Ed served 10 years as an officer of the Foreign Policy Association of Harrisburg, including several years as president. He enjoyed Civil War Round Table, the Military Officers Association of America, and the Vietnam Veterans Association. He was also a long-standing member of the International Gottscheer Heritage and Genealogy Association and a charter member of our local Saint Katherine Drexel Parish in Silver Spring Township.
Mass of Christian Buriel will be celebrated 11-30-23 at St Katharine Drexel Parish in Mechanicsburg. Internment will be at Arlington National Cementery.
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Joseph Kiray
went to grade school and high school with louis (les), but we always called him skender. his Dad was the athletic director at Duquesne Univ when they were a national powerhouse team..He was always well behaved and i can see why he had a succesful Army career. Thanks for your service Les to our country. like most, we don't stay in touch with one another and we grieve for the family, but what a pleasure to know how les turned out.
Jane Fellows (Carpenter)
A life well lived.
Jane Carol Carpenter
Robert Maxwell
Les was a good friend in high school and we stayed in touch for several years. He was a fine person and came from a warm and good family.
Blessings and sympathy to his family,
Bob Maxwell
Skip Short
Les and I were good friends during our pre- Mount Lebanon years. He lived across the road from Fort Couch Middle School. We often went to his house after school, where his family kept several horses in a back yard barn. I was a novice rider, and Les led me on some wild rides through the fields and woods behind his house. I recall swimming and canoeing together at his family’s summer cabin, and going to the opera together, when his mother, who was a subscriber, gave us her tickets to Mozart’s Così fan tutte.
As often happens, we gradually lost touch. I’m imagine his life was as adventurous and fun-filled as the time we spent together when we were young. May he rest in peace!