Henry B. “Hank” Swoope IV, 74, of Madera died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 in Sunrise Assisted Living, Alexandria, Va.
Born Jan. 27, 1942 in Clearfield, he was the son of the late William I. Swoope and Anne G. Swoope.
He married Agnes Jane (Hawkins) on Oct. 20, 1963. She preceded him in death in 1999.
He is survived by one son, Henry B. “H.B.” Swoope V and his wife, Rachel of Alexandria, Va.; one daughter, Penny Collins of Pittsburgh; five grandchildren, Henry B. Swoope VI, Jane Swoope, Graham Swoope, Amanda Reinecke and Rachel Reinecke; and his brothers, William I. Swoope III, Frank Swoope and Thomas “Tim” Swoope.
Mr. Swoope attended Mercersburg Academy and Madera High School. He graduated from George Washington University with a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry.
After graduation, he began a career in the science and microbiology industries, spanning three decades. He started with Scientific Products in 1965 and then Mallinckrodt through the 1970’s.
In 1982, he was named senior vice president of sales and marketing for Baltimore Biological Laboratories (BBL), a subsidiary of 120-year-old healthcare giant Becton Dickinson. Through the 1990’s, he worked on numerous start-up ventures. From 2003-2013, he worked as general manager for Precision Mechanical Inc. of Winchester, Ky.
In 2013, Mr. Swoope retired to Madera to stay active in his primary passions, serving as president for the family businesses, Mid-Pen Coal and Middle Pennsylvania Coal Company and as treasurer for Madera Presbyterian Church and most of all, spending time with his grandchildren. In his spare time, he enjoyed golf, tennis, racquetball and spending time with his family at the beach.
The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Wednesday at Kruise-Spewock Funeral & Cremation Services Inc., Madera. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Madera Presbyterian Church with Pastor Carl Bittner officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Four Diamonds Fund, www.fourdiamonds.org, or 90 Hope Dr., A120, P.O. Box 852, Hershey, PA 17033.
Condolences may be made at www.kruise-spewock.com.