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Robert
L. Madeira
August
30, 1915 - August 16, 2005 |
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Lancaster
Newspapaer
P.O.
Box 1328
Lancaster,
PA 17608
(717)
291-8811 |
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Robert
L. Madeira
Published:
Aug 17, 2005 EST |
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Robert L. Madeira, 89, formerly Chief Executive Officer
and Washington Lobbyist for the American Association of
Meat Processors with offices in Elizabethtown, died on Tuesday,
August 16, 2005, of natural causes at his home.
A former resident of Elizabethtown, he resided at Willow
Valley Manor North, 660 Willow Valley Square, Lancaster,
PA. He was the son of the late Isaac T. and Elsie Lehman
Madeira.
Madeira was the husband of Mary Elizabeth Evans Madeira,
formerly of Lancaster, who died in July 1991. The couple
met as piano students of the late Earle W. Echternach of
Lancaster. They were married in 1938 at Washington Memorial
Chapel in Valley Forge, Pa. In the early years of their
marriage, both of the Madeiras were pianists and teachers.
They gave a number of duo-piano concerts and were well known
in local music circles.
Early in 1941, Madeira went to work for the U.S. Air Force
as an instrument mechanic, working in Middletown, Pa. and
at the Columbia Army Air Base, Columbia, S.C. From 1942
until the end of World War II, he was employed in the engineering
department of Minneapolis Honeywell s Aero Division in Chicago,
building electronic automatic pilots for the Air Force.
After the close of World War II, the Madeiras returned to
Pennsylvania where he took over management of Iceland, Inc.,
a family owned frozen food locker and meat processing plant
in Elizabethtown. As the result of becoming active in the
industry s state and national associations, he was appointed
in late 1950 as Executive Director of the National organization,
which moved from Chicago to Elizabethtown that eventually
became known as the American Association of Meat Processors.
Serving as the organization s chief executive officer for
30 years, he retired fully in 1985 after five years as a
consultant to the organization.
During his career, Madeira traveled extensively, visiting
over fifty countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa,
South America, Australia, New Zealand, and the Orient. He
conducted travel seminars for his association members, which
included visits to meat processing facilities in many foreign
countries.
A 1933 graduate of Elizabethtown High School, Madeira attended
Juniata College and received a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Economics from Elizabethtown College. He also took courses
at Honeywell s Aeronautical Engineering School at the University
of Minnesota.
Active in local civic affairs, he served as chairman of
fund drives for the American Red Cross, Elizabethtown Community
Chest, the Elizabethtown Community Park and Norlanco Medical
Center. A Rotarian for many years, he was active during
the 50s and 60s in Elizabethtown Community Concerts and
was a founding member, together with his wife, of the Elizabethtown
Music Foundation. He was an organizer of the Lancaster County
Frozen Food Locker Buying Cooperative, a past director of
the Norlanco Medical Center and the National Frozen Food
Locker Association, and past president of the Elizabethtown
Chamber of Commerce and the Pennsylvania Frozen Food Locker
Association.
Among the honors Madeira received were the Man of the Year
Award from the National Institute of Locker and Freezer
Provisioners, the Achievement Award from the Freedoms Foundation
in Valley Forge, and the Key Award from the American Society
of Association Executives. A Chartered Association Executive,
Madeira served on various committees with the United States
Chamber of Commerce, the American Society of Association
Executives and the National Association of Exhibit Managers.
He taught trade association management courses in Seminars
sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at Yale University,
Syracuse University, and Michigan State University.
Madeira was an active Christian layman and supporter of
many evangelical causes. A Presbyterian for most of his
life, he served as choir member, Sunday school teacher,
Deacon and Elder in several congregations. At the time of
his death he was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church
in Lancaster.
During their retirement years together, the Madeiras returned
to their first love, playing classical music written for
two pianos. They made many recordings, which they distributed,
freely, to relatives and friends.
Madeira is survived by two daughters, Terry Harsney, wife
of Karl Harsney of Fairlawn, Ohio, and Chase Landre, wife
of Kenneth Kettle of Bradenton, Florida. Also surviving
are a sister, Helen Cox, of Lancaster, and two brothers,
the Reverend Eugene Madeira of Penney Farms, Florida, and
the Reverend Doctor David Madeira of Cromwell, Connecticut.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Hernley Madeira of
Sacramento, California.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 20,
2005 at Willow Valley Manor North in the Johnson Auditorium
at 10:30 AM with Dr. Michael Rogers, Dr. Russell Fry, and
Rev. Gene Madeira officiating. There will be no viewing.
Friends may call on Saturday morning at Johnson Auditorium
from 9:30 AM until the time of the service. Interment will
be in Mount Tunnel Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in
his name to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2151 Oregon
Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601 or to American Bible Society,
1865 Broadway, New York, NY 10023. Arrangements by Frank
S. Miller Funeral Home, Elizabethtown, PA. www.millerfuneralhome.com.
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