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Jerre G. Lowe, Washington Post engraving foreman, dies
Monday, January 25, 2010
Jerre George Lowe, 80, former engraving foreman at The Washington Post, died after a
heart attack Jan. 22 at Inova Loudoun Hospital. A former resident of Falls Church, he had
lived in Loudoun County since 1992.
Mr. Lowe worked for The Post from 1953 until he retired in 1989 and was a recipient of the
Eugene Meyer Award, which is given to employees who over their career have displayed the
business or journalistic qualities prized by Meyer, who bought the paper in 1933 and whose
family continues to run it.
Mr. Lowe "was the master of a very difficult craft, a fair and good-natured leader of his
department, a wise and calm head," said Donald Graham, chairman of The Washington Post
Co. "I learned so much from him -- and I wasn't the only one."
He was a native Washingtonian and a graduate of Eastern High School. He served in the U.S.
Navy and then joined The Post as a photo engraver in 1953. His proudest accomplishment
was helping the paper open its Springfield printing plant, his family said.
He was a member of St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Ashburn and loved reading, following the Washington Redskins, and
coaching his sons and granddaughters in baseball and softball.
His wife, Louise Bell Buckner Lowe, died in 1992.
Survivors include two sons, Michael John Lowe of Ashburn and William Patrick Lowe of Centreville; three granddaughters; and
three great-grandchildren.
-- Patricia Sullivan
Monday, January 25, 2010
Jerre George Lowe, 80, former engraving foreman at The Washington Post, died after a
heart attack Jan. 22 at Inova Loudoun Hospital. A former resident of Falls Church, he had
lived in Loudoun County since 1992.
Mr. Lowe worked for The Post from 1953 until he retired in 1989 and was a recipient of the
Eugene Meyer Award, which is given to employees who over their career have displayed the
business or journalistic qualities prized by Meyer, who bought the paper in 1933 and whose
family continues to run it.
Mr. Lowe "was the master of a very difficult craft, a fair and good-natured leader of his
department, a wise and calm head," said Donald Graham, chairman of The Washington Post
Co. "I learned so much from him -- and I wasn't the only one."
He was a native Washingtonian and a graduate of Eastern High School. He served in the U.S.
Navy and then joined The Post as a photo engraver in 1953. His proudest accomplishment
was helping the paper open its Springfield printing plant, his family said.
He was a member of St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Ashburn and loved reading, following the Washington Redskins, and
coaching his sons and granddaughters in baseball and softball.
His wife, Louise Bell Buckner Lowe, died in 1992.
Survivors include two sons, Michael John Lowe of Ashburn and William Patrick Lowe of Centreville; three granddaughters; and
three great-grandchildren.
-- Patricia Sullivan
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