Leslie M. Amelang

He was born June 5, 1920, to the late Lewis Amelang and Mary Davis in

Ottumwa, Iowa.

He was a graduate of Louisville (Nebraska) High School, and from the University of Louisville (KY)

School of Business in 1950.

He worked 36 years as an accountant and data processor at the

“Courier-Journal and Louisville Times,” retiring in 1986.

He was a member of Douglass Boulevard Christian Church (Disciples of

Christ) where he had been a deacon, elder, and elder emeritus.

He served in WWII in the Army Air Corps and was an original member of the

454th Bomb Group of the 15th Air Force based in Italy.

His plane was shot down over Budapest, Hungary, and he was held as a Prisoner of War

in Stalag Luft III POW camp, Sagan (now Poland), and in Stalag VIIA, Moosburg, Germany,

where he was liberated on April 29, 1945.

In 1970, inspired by his own experience as a prisoner of war, Les

founded and served as president of POWER, Inc., “Prisoners of War,

Early Release,” a regional organization to aid families of prisoners

and war and missing-in-action servicemen of the Vietnam Conflict.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 30 years, Mary Margaret Swift,

of Winchester, Kentucky; his brothers, Maurice, Max, Merle, and

Laurence.

He is survived by his loved ones, his wife, Mary Lou Stroud Henry Amelang; his daughter,

Jean Amelang of Durham,North Carolina; his son, James Amelang of Madrid, Spain; his

daughter-in-law, Elena López Díaz-Delgado of Madrid; his grandsons

Daniel Amelang and David Amelang of Madrid; his sisters Leona Roe of

San Diego, CA, and Lucy Deckert Dunigan of Phoenix, AZ;

stepchildren Stacy Agne (Dan) of Beaver Creek, OH, Sean Henry

(Kelly) of Newbury Park, CA, Sharon Henry of Austin, TX,

and Shelly Hamel (Chris) of Oklahoma City, OK; longtime friend

Mrs. Edith Matthews; and by many nieces, nephews, and friends.

There will be a funeral service at Douglass Blvd. Christian Church, 2005 Douglass Blvd,

Louisville, KY, 40205, at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, July 26, 2011.

Visitation will be held at the Arch L. Heady at Resthaven Funeral Home at

4400 Bardstown Road on Monday from 3-8 PM.

Interment will be at Resthaven Memorial Park.

Memorial contributions may be made to:

Douglass Blvd. Christian Church, 2005 Douglass Blvd., Louisville, KY 40205; or

Hosparus, 3532 Ephraim McDowell Drive, Louisville, KY 40205.

You may leave an online condolence at www.archlheadyresthaven.com