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Obituary: Everett W. Lytle Jr.

Posted on September 10, 2009September 10, 2009 by Staff


Everett William Lytle Jr. passed away on Sept. 2, 2009 into the hands of the Lord, after a tragic accident, surrounded by the love of his devoted wife and daughter.

He was born in San Diego Calif. on Dec. 30, 1936 to Col. Everett William Lytle and Evelyn Victoria Poe Lytle. As the son of an Air Force colonel, he had the opportunity to live and form long-lasting friendships in many of the states of our great country. As a child, Everett was given the opportunity of choosing the aircraft that took the family to his father’s new assignment in Greenland (he chose a B-17). It was in Greenland that his lifelong passion for hunting and fishing began.

He graduated from Tecumseh High School in New Carlisle, Ohio. due to his excellent scholastic performance, he was admitted in the engineering program at the General Motors Institute in Flint, Mich. He later graduated with a BS from the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy in Rolla, Mo. He also served with pride in the U.S. Army. After completion of his military service, he worked at McDonnell Aircraft, where he took part in the implementation of the Mercury Project. It was during this time that he developed a lifelong interest in military aircraft.

In 1977, Everett relocated with his family to Chapel Hill, where he worked first for Trion. He retired in 2006 from Purolator, where he held the position of national sales manager.
It was during his retirement years that he traveled extensively to Peru and focused on his love for films and photography and the pure enjoyment of spending time with his grandchildren.

He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Maria Gutierrez; his daughter, Michelle Lytle-Westrom, and her husband, Brian Westrom, and their children, David Everett and Nolan; his stepson, Michael Wallace, and his wife, Colleen O’Briant, and their children, Shayla, Devin and Megan; his brother, Evan Lytle, and his wife, Pat; nieces Laura and Susan; and nephew Evan Lytle Jr.

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