David Grant Lee, Jr. Obituary (1942

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. David Grant Lee, Jr. Mr. David Grant Lee, Jr. , age 74, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on May 3, 1942 in Middletown, Ohio. He was the loving son of the late David Grant, Sr. and Mary L. Bierman Lee. He was raised in Cincinnati and attended Roger Bacon High School. Even as a boy he always stayed busy, from selling newspapers in downtown to bagging groceries in the California sunshine. He served us all by joining the United States Army on July 30, 1959 in Los Angeles, California. He rose to the rate of Private First Class serving in HQ Company 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry at Fort Devens, Massachusetts during the Vietnam Era. He was honorably discharged on July 27, 1962 from Fort Devens and then from the Reserves on July 29, 1965 receiving the Good Conduct Medal. He proudly talked about his time in the Army, serving in the honor guard and as specially requested driver for officers. Upon his discharge to Chicago, Illinois, he saw the country from coast to coast from up high in his semi. He knew every bump and bend in the road and where the food and coffee was best. Then, as a realtor he helped people buy and sell homes. As a self-taught handyman, if their attic needed remodeling, a beauty of a bedroom emerged from his deliberate mind, the undecipherable doodles on lined paper, the tireless hours of measuring, cutting, hammering, pipe bending, wire twisting, spackling, painting and coffee drinking. In his next career David became a dedicated loan officer. Ever the great salesman and talker, he also dabbled in face cream sales and taught effective communication. He greatly valued education, often enrolling in continuing education courses and seminars. Upon moving to Madison with his wife in 1998, he learned all about brochures, direct mail and websites so he could sell their company's design services. Retiring in 2010, he never stopped being involved in area organizations. He was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and the Madison Rotary Club. He was a Chamber Ambassador and served on the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Every year he greeted people at the Festival of Lights, handed out Regatta Bands and directed vendors at the Madison Chautauqua. He adored his children and treasured his dogs. He built indescructible, if sometimes wonky furniture, loved to read and travel, was a huge fan of the History Channel and acquired a late life passion for golf. He could eat endlessly and was rarely seen without a cup of coffee. Surrounded by loving family, David died on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Tribute or Funeral Service Video A LOVING FAMILY David will be missed by his loving wife of 27 years, Jeannine "Gina" Marie Huwig Lee of Madison, Indiana; his loving daughter, Lorie Ann Gomon and her husband, Allen of Palm Harbor, Florida; his loving sons, David Michael Lee and his wife, Barbie of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Michael Patrick Lee and his fiancee, Jacquelyn Potokar of Wauconda, Illinois; his loving grandchildren, Jessica, D.J., Brandon, Jeffrey, Kaylin, Victoria, Candice, Dusty and Shana; his adoring great grandchildren, Bailey, Emilia, Matthew, Lana, James, Josephine, Luke and Logan; his loving brother, Jerry Lee and his wife, Mary of Madison, Indiana; his loving sister, Barbara Haley of Versailles, Indiana; his mother in law, Joan Gorman of Grayslake, Illinois; his brothers in law and sisters in laws, Jason Gorman and his wife, Rachel of Round Lake Beach, Illinois, Jeannette Neubauer of Round Lake, Illinois; several nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, David Grant Lee, Sr., his and mother, Mary L. Bierman Lee. THE MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL Funeral Mass will be conducted Saturday, February 25, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., by Father Christopher A. Craig at the St. Patrick Catholic Chapel, 305 West State Street in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery,1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Friday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. THE ROSARY The Rosary will be prayed on Friday, February 24, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. FULL MILITARY HONORS Full military honors will be conducted on Saturday February 25, 2017 after the funeral mass at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel by Jefferson Post 9 of the American Legion MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to the David Grant Lee Jr. Memorial Fund. Cards are available at the funeral home and the church. Online condolences and memorials, www.morgan-nay.com Secure">http://www.paysimple.com/security.html">Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of David Grant Lee, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.