n Monday, September 24, 2007, the beloved husband of Irene F. Schwartz; father of Catherine J. Garoutte, Janice Tipton, Michael Schwartz, Susan LaVoie, Lori MacFee and Mark D. Schwartz. He is also survived by 14 grandchildren and two great- grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters. Friends may call at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, Md. on Thursday from 2-4 & 6-8 PM . Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Friday, September 28, 2007 at 8:30 AM from St. Columba Catholic Church, 7800 Livingston Rd., Oxon Hill, Md. Interment Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in his memory to the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 415 Park Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21201. Please sign the on-line guestbook at: www.KalasFuneralHomes.com