•Lutes, Arthur L., Holley: Arthur L. Lutes died at age 76 on May 13, 2015. Born to Chester H. Lutes and Nondis Shaffer Lutes of Monon, Ind. Arthur attended Franklin College for his Bachelor Degree-majoring in Psychology and a minor in Sociology and Philosophy. A short time was spent at Colgate Divinity Seminary. Moving on he attended Purdue University for Sociology. In later years he changed his field of interest to education and got his Master’s Degree in Education at Brockport College in NY. At the University of Rochester he obtained his Doctorate of Education with an emphasis in the study of Curriculum, Teacher Education and in Reading.
He taught Elementary Special Education and he was a Reading Specialist in Rochester, and Gates Chili School Districts. Over the years he was also a part time professor at Genesee Community College and Brockport University and Geneseo College.
Living 8 years in Hawaii, at 70 he came out of retirement to work at the University of Hawaii on the Big Island where he was Director of a program encouraging low income students to pursue further education into college. Outside of Education, he worked over 50 years with low income families providing low income housing.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years in July Eugenia (Harney), sons Eric and Scott (Christine); grandchildren, Jamie Gale (Mike), Jason, Jeffery (Felisha), Jeana (Jaime Rivera), Keith, Alicia; 3 great grandchildren; sister, Wanda Durham; brothers, LaVerne (Sally), Darryl, and Loren; brother-in-law Estel (Aleda) Harney; daughter-in-law Tyanna Lutes. Preceded in death is a son Noel; his parents, brother, Fred and sister, Lovilla Pardue. Arthur and Eugenia resided in Holley, NY being snow birds to Georgia.
Friends may call on Wednesday May 27 from 2-4 and 6-8 pm at the Fowler Funeral Home Inc. 340 West Ave Brockport where his funeral service will be held Thursday at 10 am. Interment will follow in Hillside Cemetery in Holley.
