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Show 1 3. Continued from page 1 Remembering Westminster Converse. Payne. Foster. These were some of the primary buildings on campus when Lee attended. After attending Westminster, Lee traveled, by Now, as he puts it, the college is inch to inch, bumper to bumper," with buildings and beautifid walks. train, to the University of Kansas where he enrolled Students werent allowed to leave campus, but Lee in the ROTC. remembers some students walking over to the creek After returning to Park City from Kansas, Lee got a job working for the Jerome Paxton insurance agency. to smoke and talk. School dances were held in Payne and chaperoned by professors. Lee, who was too short Lee was a business major in college and eventually to play football, was the waterboy for the team and took over the insurance company. Then, in May of remembers receiving a W patch for his work. 1941, construction on Lees current house began. Since his time at the college, Lee has purchased a brick with his name on it, which can be found among The Frames on the Wall: The Visual Metaphor for other graduate names, decorating the back patio of the the Memories of the Mind Alumni House. Lee has also since attended dinners The tangible evidence and meetings where he was Lee was 12 he received a gold of memories in the quietly invited to sit at the head antiquated, signet ring from a bakery where he quaint, almost table with the president stoplight-yello- w trimmed, worked. He still wears it to this day. of the, now, Liberal Arts wedding-whit- e house, Lee's Carol attributes "the to longevity which Lee built by hand, college. And the college cookies." She said Lee knows every does its part in making serve both to remind Lee in sure Lee stays connected and of a life lived and to give city. bakery every state to the campus community. friends, family and guests Lee has a backlogged stack a unique view through a of invitational, greeting window into the past. and thank you cards thicker than a college textbook Ask him about that picture on the wall, ask him, postmarked from Westminster mounting on his desk. implores Lees youngest child of three, Carol. A wrinkled, creased, obviously handled, a bit ripped at the edges, treasured and framed portrait of a women blouse and cap is a 1939 chalk wearing a bull-blacaricature of Lees late wife, Zella. (y0n ck (jl?aid the toughest part of growing old for him was the loss of his eyesight. "Maybe you'd be cuter if you weren't a shadow, Walter," he said laughing with a on his face. The sketch was from their honeymoon at the San Francisco Worlds Fair. The portrait hangs from one of the kitchen walls where Lee eats and spends some of his days piecing together the headlines. The rug she knit lays adjacent to the fireplace in the room next door. The memories they shared are speckled throughout the house. Boy met girl at a dinner in a boarding house in downtown Salt Lake City. Lee remembers it as a family-sty- le gathering where all the tables were occupied. He saw a girl waiting for a seat, went over and put his finger down the slip of her dress, he said. She looked around and said, Whos that smart guy? That smart guy would later become her husband of 71 years. The couple have 11 grandchildren and 18 (and counting) In a prepared statement, Lee said, As I reflect on my life, I must honestly say that it has been good. When I realize that I did not preplan my career, I cannot great-grandchildr- en. 'IWW I t 1 t I ' 4 Txt, o', v6iuMElllHSSU?f2 r. $ t k , it |
