It is with the deepest sadness and greatest respect we share that USS Indianapolis survivor, Cleatus A. Lebow, passed away Thursday, Sept. 29, in Amarillo.

Cleatus, 98, was a lifelong Texas resident, having grown up with 10 brothers and sisters in Abernathy. As a teen, he joined the Navy and was shortly thereafter assigned to the USS Indianapolis CA-35 in January of 1944. He helped the ship earn se…