E. Lowell Swarts ’54 PhD

E. Lowell Swarts ’54 PhD, of Verona, Pa.; Feb. 19.  He was employed with Alfred University, General Electric Co., and PPG Industries, from which he retired in 1994 after 35 years in their glass technology laboratories. He was a member of the American Ceramic Society, the American Chemical Society, the International Commission on Glass, the Pittsburgh Oratorio, and the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Western Pennsylvania. He enjoyed traveling, photography, and the fine arts of Pittsburgh. He is survived by his wife, Rachel; a daughter; two sons; a daughter-in-law; five grandchildren; a sister; and three nephews.