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James H. Stoltz left a legacy of accomplishments that enabled deaf people like himself to lead easier and more productive lives.
As the past president of the Pittsburgh chapter and state coordinator for Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Mr. Stoltz with the support and encouragement of former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge and U.S. Rep. Melissa Hart was able to place TTY text telephones at several Pennsylvania Turnpike plazas.
Mr. Stoltz, of McCandless, an elder of Memorial Park Presbyterian Church in McCandless, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, at UPMC Passavant hospital, McCandless. He was 81.
"Jim was also instrumental in having TTYs placed in certain areas of the airport, and prior to his death he was working on placing TTYs in hospitals," said his wife, Eleanor Stoltz, a retired art teacher.
"Jim understood that devices, such as cochlear implants, play a big role in helping those with serious hearing problems, especially since the time that he was in a hotel that caught fire.
"Everyone was evacuated. Jim couldn't hear the commotion and slept right through the fire."
Born and raised in Edgewood, Mr. Stoltz was one of four children of Glenn E. and Elizabeth Donehoo Stoltz. His father was an engineer with Westinghouse Electric Corp.
In 1942, following graduation from Edgewood High School, where he played football and basketball, Mr. Stoltz enrolled at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Va.
While still a freshman, Mr. Stoltz enlisted in the Army in 1943. He was assigned to the 82nd Signal Corps and sent to the Pacific, where he was a member of the U.S. Army of Occupation.
Following his discharge in 1946, Mr. Stoltz enrolled at Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon University. A year later, he married Eleanor Wilson, an art teacher from Ben Avon.
Mrs. Stoltz said it was her husband's inherent intelligence and his droll sense of humor that attracted her.
After receiving his degree in chemical engineering in 1948, Mr. Stoltz was employed as a chemical engineer by U.S. Steel, Allis Chalmers and LTV.
Patricia Clawson, one of Mr. Stoltz's four daughters, recalled that when they were growing up, "Dad was so active that we never gave his deafness much thought."
"He bought us a pony and built us a treehouse. We played touch football and tennis. And Dad made sure that all of his grandchildren learned to play tennis."
Mr. Stoltz is survived by his wife, Eleanor Wilson Stoltz; four daughters, Susan B. Stoltz, of New York City; Patricia E. Clawson, of Philadelphia; Nancy S. Fugler, of San Luis Obispo, Calif., and Laurie Stoltz Eubanks, of Chicago; three sisters, Jane Prather, of Texas; Cathy Collins, of California; and Dorothy McCullough, of Arizona; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Simons Funeral Home Inc., 7720 Perry Highway, Ross.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Memorial Park Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in Allegheny County Memorial Park, McCandless.
James H. Stoltz left a legacy of accomplishments that enabled deaf people like himself to lead easier and more productive lives.
As the past president of the Pittsburgh chapter and state coordinator for Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Mr. Stoltz with the support and encouragement of former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge and U.S. Rep. Melissa Hart was able to place TTY text telephones at several Pennsylvania Turnpike plazas.
Mr. Stoltz, of McCandless, an elder of Memorial Park Presbyterian Church in McCandless, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, at UPMC Passavant hospital, McCandless. He was 81.
"Jim was also instrumental in having TTYs placed in certain areas of the airport, and prior to his death he was working on placing TTYs in hospitals," said his wife, Eleanor Stoltz, a retired art teacher.
"Jim understood that devices, such as cochlear implants, play a big role in helping those with serious hearing problems, especially since the time that he was in a hotel that caught fire.
"Everyone was evacuated. Jim couldn't hear the commotion and slept right through the fire."
Born and raised in Edgewood, Mr. Stoltz was one of four children of Glenn E. and Elizabeth Donehoo Stoltz. His father was an engineer with Westinghouse Electric Corp.
In 1942, following graduation from Edgewood High School, where he played football and basketball, Mr. Stoltz enrolled at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Va.
While still a freshman, Mr. Stoltz enlisted in the Army in 1943. He was assigned to the 82nd Signal Corps and sent to the Pacific, where he was a member of the U.S. Army of Occupation.
Following his discharge in 1946, Mr. Stoltz enrolled at Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon University. A year later, he married Eleanor Wilson, an art teacher from Ben Avon.
Mrs. Stoltz said it was her husband's inherent intelligence and his droll sense of humor that attracted her.
After receiving his degree in chemical engineering in 1948, Mr. Stoltz was employed as a chemical engineer by U.S. Steel, Allis Chalmers and LTV.
Patricia Clawson, one of Mr. Stoltz's four daughters, recalled that when they were growing up, "Dad was so active that we never gave his deafness much thought."
"He bought us a pony and built us a treehouse. We played touch football and tennis. And Dad made sure that all of his grandchildren learned to play tennis."
Mr. Stoltz is survived by his wife, Eleanor Wilson Stoltz; four daughters, Susan B. Stoltz, of New York City; Patricia E. Clawson, of Philadelphia; Nancy S. Fugler, of San Luis Obispo, Calif., and Laurie Stoltz Eubanks, of Chicago; three sisters, Jane Prather, of Texas; Cathy Collins, of California; and Dorothy McCullough, of Arizona; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Simons Funeral Home Inc., 7720 Perry Highway, Ross.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Memorial Park Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in Allegheny County Memorial Park, McCandless.