Louis J. Weiss Jr.

Louis J. Weiss Jr.

Feb. 26, 1934~July 10, 2015

Louis J. “Duke” Weiss Jr., 81, of Kingsland, passed away in his home on Friday, July 10, 2015.

Duke was born on Feb. 26, 1934, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Louis J. Weiss and Julia Mehan Weiss.

He was a member of the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He served as an Army Specialist 3(T),was a Rifle Sharpshooter and a recipient of the Good Conduct medal.

He graduated from Western Michigan University then pursued a career in management with Sinclair Oil in Chicago, Illinois.

In 1959, he married Dawn Stone and they were blessed with two children– a daughter, Sonja Haught, now of Ocala, Florida, and a son, John Weiss, now of Port St. Lucie, Florida.

In 1969, the Weiss family moved to the Dominican Republic when Duke accepted a position with Atlantic Richfield Oil Company (ARCO) in the country's capital of Santo Domingo.

He returned to the United States and finally settled in Kingsland, when he retired from the oil business.

Duke loved his family and chocolate milk.

He was preceded in death by: his parents; his wife, Dawn, and a sister, Nancy.
He is survived by: his two children, John and Sonja; his brother, Richard Weiss, and two grandchildren, Joshua and Jamie Haught.

Duke will have a full military burial on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at 1 p.m. at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida.