Lloyd Victor Weston Of Westhampton Dies February 2 - 27 East

Lloyd Victor Weston Of Westhampton Dies February 2

authorStaff Writer on Feb 7, 2022

Lloyd Victor Weston (née Weiss) of Westhampton died on February 2 with his daughters by his side at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care on Quiogue. He was 97.

He was born in Brooklyn on November 22, 1924. He was the only child of Murry and Helen (Lewis) Weiss. He had an amazing childhood, in which he was always surrounded with love, his family said, noting that he was a delight to his parents.

He had many friends and loved to play stickball and other street games in his neighborhood. He spent much of his time with his close, extended family of grandparents, aunts, and uncles. He graduated from Boys High and at age 19, he enlisted in the U.S. Army to fight in WWII. He was stationed in the Philippines where he was a radar operator from 1942-1945.

After the war, he returned home to study speech and radio at Brooklyn College as part of the G.I. Bill. Although he could’ve gone to college anywhere in the U.S., he was so excited to be home from the war that he decided to stick close to home and attend college close by, his family said.

Weston loved music, his family said. It became the soundtrack to his life. After graduation, he was a classical radio DJ, which took him to different parts of the country. His parents would frequently call into the radio program to request various songs. He had recordings of these shows on LPs that he had saved for many years. Later in life, he’d always have music playing, which instilled a love of music in his children. In addition to being a DJ, he worked for Gray Advertising in Manhattan. He also worked on the Eddie Fisher Show.

Weston met the love of his life, Claire, in 1966 in Hempstead, and they wed in 1967. They moved to Westhampton Beach in 1970. He went on to do real estate sales and eventually worked at a private golf course in Dix Hills for over 20 years. Although he had never played a round of golf in his life, he enjoyed being a starter at the course and even managed to fool a few golfers with his knowledge of the game. He retired about 10 years ago and enjoyed time with Claire, his children, and grandchildren.

He was known for his sense of humor. No matter where he was, he’d manage to get people to laugh. He had some classic jokes on replay, but always managed to say something brilliant to bring a smile to someone’s face. He had a penchant for knowing just how to deliver the punchline with the right amount of dry wit. He had many jokes memorized from classic comics, as well as his own “material” that he was always ready to try out on someone new.

In addition to making us all laugh nonstop, Weston was the true embodiment of a doting son, husband, father and grandfather, his family said. He never wavered in his devotion to the happiness and wellbeing of his family. He never missed a good morning or good night phone call, or a call to shoot the breeze, crack a few jokes and end his conversation with “enough of the stupid talk” when he was finished checking in on everyone. Once he asked how everyone was doing, his family could finally ask him how he was doing, as he was the one who was ill, but he always put everyone else first. That was just his nature, they said.

Weston was a gentleman and a true classic, his family said. He believed strongly in manners and etiquette and instilled that in his children. He was an avid reader and loved reading spy novels. He spent much of his free time sitting with a good book. He’d make frequent trips to the public library and quite often would take out the same book repeatedly. Sometimes he’d get halfway through a novel and realize that he’d already read it.

He was a dog lover. Apart from the past decade, he had a dog by his side since he was a child. He especially loved taking the dogs on long walks, making up silly names and stories about them, and treating them like part of the family, according to his family.

Lloyd was a fighter, his family noted. Over the past several years, he survived many illnesses, falls, broken bones, surgical procedures and fatigue. He also lived in the shadow of his grief after losing his wife. There wasn’t a person who met him who didn’t marvel at his fortitude, his family said. On many occasions, people would say how they wished they could be in as good shape as he was at 97.

He is survived by his four children Amy (Vin) Chiera of Parkland, Florida, Kim Williams of Westhampton, Keri (John) Shiu of Quogue, and Krissy (Guy) Napolitano of Manorville; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 47 years, Claire.

Visitation took place at Werner-Rothwell Funeral home in Westhampton Beach on February 6. A funeral took place on February 7 at Calverton National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to East End Hospice (eeh.org).

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