Gene Medei, 81, of Lower Saucon Township, died May 23, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital-Anderson Campus. Born in Lower Saucon Township, he was a son of the late Mary (DeFrank) and Anapo Medei. He was the husband of the late Loretta E. (Kichline) Medei for 40 years.

He was a 1961 Moravian College graduate, from which he earned a bachelor’s degree in business. While in college, he played baseball, where he was a two year letter winner, wrestled and was a co-captain and a two-year letter winner, was a member of Varsity M Club four years and was the class vice president. He was honored by Moravian College with the Robert Martin Herbstman Award in 2019.

He was in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War for two years.

He worked in the general accounting office in Washington D.C. He was a manufacturing manager, for Western Electric/AT&T/Lucent Technologies until he retired in 1995.

He volunteered for the Lower Saucon Township government and, for 50 years, and for the Freemansburg-Bethlehem Township Athletic Association, which honored him in 2018.

He is survived by two sons, David Anthony and his wife Mary-Kathryn of East Lansing, Mich., and Christopher Myles and his companion Jenny Rakus of Lower Saucon; and three grandchildren, Isabella, Anthony and Christopher.

He was predeceased by four brothers, Matthew, James, John and Anthony; and three sisters, Margaret Dominick, Betty Rippert and Anna Ferencin.

Contributions may be made to Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley, 1605 N. Cedar Crest Blvd.- Suite 515A, Allentown, PA 18104.

Arrangements were made by Connell Funeral Home Inc., Bethlehem.