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Remembering Christopher Lockhart Lee: 1931-2008
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As they say in the Maritimes, we've
lost one of 'the uniques' — for that was
Chris Lee, whether as a world traveller,
a dedicated teacher, or an enthusiastic
volunteer within his community.
And for all the wonderful places he
visited, lived, and came to love, Goder-
ich was his spiritual home.
It was on the shores of Lake Huron
that Chris put down deep roots—inter-
twined with local Lee family history,
rich in civic duty, hard work and won-
derful times enjoyed in the town on the
bluff.
Lee's great -great-grandfather, Charles
George Middleton and family settled
in Goderich Township in 1835. Great-
grandfather, Wil -
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Chris Lee will be remembered as a trav-
eller, a teacher and an enthusiastic
volunteer.
liam Lee arrived in the 1850's, and he
set up business as a marine agent and
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Eventually, William was the town's
mayor in 1869.
Charles Crabb Lee, grandfather to
Chris, served as mayor of Goderich
from 1931 to 1934, while operating an
expanded business at the harbour in-
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Grandfather Lee's ownership and man-
agement skills also extended to the im-
mensely popular summer resort known
as The Sunset Hotel—where Chris and
his family enjoyed idyllic visits.
Travelling from Toronto to the lake -
shore with parents, Ernest and Isobel,
sister Kathy and brother Bob, was the
highlight of the year for young Chris.
"Once we crossed the railway tracks at
the edge of town," remembers Bob, "we
knew we were nearly there. Our barely
contained excitement was palpable in
the family car—fortunately, our parents
understood. They too loved the lake."
The 80 -room Sunset Hotel, built in
a grand and comfortable style, would
eventually figure in Chris's adult life as
well.
Summers at the hotel provided ample
opportunity for the budding adventurer
that Chris was—the chance to investi-
gate, explore, and learn, in addition to
swimming, biking, and making friends.,
He especially loved to wander along
the Goderich pier taking in the boat-
s scape there. The freighters, tugboats,
fishing schooners and yachts fascinat-
ed him. Often a chat with a fisherman
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