Seaman A. Knapp Jr. - 1/5/2001
DALLAS - Funeral services for Seaman Arthur Knapp Jr., 85, were held Friday,
Dec. 29, in Highland Park United Methodist Church.
Mr. Knapp died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, in Dallas.
He was a native of Lake Charles and had lived in Dallas for 45 years. He
graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in mechanical engineering in
1937. He was an Army veteran and served in World War II with the 540th Combat
Engineers. He received the Legion of Merit for his service at Anzio and retired
from the Army as a lieutenant colonel. He worked for U.S. Steel's oil well
division for 41 years.
He was a member of the Park Cities Lions Club and was a lifetime member of the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the 540th Combat Group Association,
the Dallas Knife and Fork Club and the Park City Club. He was an assistant
scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 72 for many years. He was a member of Highland
Park United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Gilbert Knapp; one son, William Arthur Knapp
of Dallas; and three grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to Highland Park United Methodist Church, 3300
Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX 75205; Boy Scouts of America Circle 10 Council,
8605 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75201; or Baylor University Medical Center,
3500 Gaston Ave., Dallas, TX 75246, the family said.