Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Lee, Donald Ray September 9, 1995 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila L. Wakley iwakley@msn.com May 21, 2006, 11:39 pm The Dalles Weekly Reminder, September 22, 1995 Donald Ray Lee, 76, The Dalles, died at Kalama, Wash., while on a fishing trip, Sept. 9, 1995. He was born May 23, 1919 in Spokane, the eldest of two children to Calvin Arthur and Minnie Mae (Oakes) Lee. He moved to The Dalles at age two and graduated from The Dalles High School in 1938. Following high school, he worked for the railroad until he became a paraplegic due to illness. He then worked as a stencil cutter for The Dalles Reminder for a number of years. In the mid-1950s, he became an optician for Monahan's, and later Cowherd's Optometrists until his retirement in 1981. He coached Peewee and Babe Ruth baseball for a number of years. He also served as secretary of the Trap and Skeet Club, was a former member of Steelheaders and an avid hunter and fisherman. He is survived by his wife, Inez Helen (Dean) Lee, whom he married Oct. 9, 1961, in Stevenson; son, David Lee of The Dalles; stepdaughters: Jackie Edmiston of Milwaukie, Linda Brown of Missoula, Mont., Sherma Winter of Portland and Beverly Newcomb of Tempe, Ariz.; 19 grandchildren, numerous great- grandchildren; and his sister, Virginia Reiman, The Dalles. Graveside services were Sept. 13 at Parklawn Cemetery. Memorials: Babe Ruth Baseball in care of Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home, 1100 Kelly Ave., The Dalles. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Weekly Reminder, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/l/lee1634gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb