Hiram "Hal" Lehman

September 24, 1934 - June 19, 2017

Hiram Harold "Hal" Lehman, 82, a resident of Falcon’s Landing Retirement Community in Sterling, VA died Thursday, June 15, 2017 in the Adler Center, Aldie, VA. Hal was born September 24, 1934 in Windber, PA, the son of Maurice and Clara Weaver Lehman. He married Carol A. Lehman on December 23, 1956. He was a Commissioned Officer of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) after serving in the army for 6 years. A career USPHS hospital environmentalist, he served at New Orleans Hospital, Hanson's Disease Center, the NIH Clinical Center and numerous VA and military hospitals. He was assigned as the first Manpower Development Director and later became Operations Director of the National Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) of the US Product Center for Product Safety. He completed a tour with the Center for Medical Devices before he retired from active duty. He graduated from Bridgewater College and Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and completed the first accredited residency in hospital environment in 1970. His awards include two Meritorious Services Medals, Outstanding Services Medal and five Surgeon General's Citations. He was elected an honorary member of the Royal Society of Health and the Delta Omega Society for Graduate Studies. He was a member of Community Lutheran Church, Sterling, VA. He volunteered for Meals on Wheels, LINK Food Bank, the Johnson Health Center, the Godfrey Miller Senior Center, Faith in Action, and the Loudoun County Commission on Aging. In addition to his wife of 61 years, he is survived by his sons, John R. Lehman and his wife Kelly of Reston, VA, and Thomas W. Lehman of Arlington, VA; and a granddaughter, Shaun Hoogewind and her husband Marcus of San Diego, CA. A funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 24, 2017 in Phelps Funeral Chapel, 311 Hope Drive Winchester, VA with Reverends Dr. Joseph Vought and Annabelle P. Markey officiating. Interment will follow the service in Mt. Hebron Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Godfrey Miller Home, 28 S Loudoun St., Winchester, VA, 22601