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Travel played prominent role in life of Christopher Lee
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would result in being taken out on a
fishing boat.
And he did not limit his explorations
to the town and the harbour. Chris be-
came fast friends with the local oil
dealer and travelled around the county
with him while he delivered fuel.
Another favourite haunt was the town
garbage dump. There Chris had be-
friended a local scavenger who would
make him a cup of tea—with water
boiled over a small flame fueled by
methane gas from the dump.
For all its good times, Chris's child-
hood was not without its challenges.
He conquered a serious speech stam-
mer and had to put up with bullies who
picked on him at school.
With encouragement from his mother,
he enrolled in boxing lessons. And after
Chris bloodied a few noses, the tormen-
tors never bothered him again.
High school years were spent at To-
ronto's Upper Canada College, where
both Lee boys made up for some aca-
demic shortcomings with dogged perse-
verance.
It obviously paid off, as Chris (and
Bob) would both earn a Master's De-
gree, with Chris's being in Urban Ge-
ography.
A man of more than one career, Chris
started and ended his professional work
in the travel industry. His first position
was as Assistant Manager at the Coral
Beach Club in Bermuda. Next came
London, England and Spain where he
taught English.
Between university stints, he was
also Assistant Manager of the family's
much -loved Sunset Hotel.
However, Chris Lee will long be re-
membered as a dedicated teacher and
Department Head at Simcoe Composite
School. Following his marriage in 1960
to the love of his life, Mary McLeod,
Chris would teach for 26 years.
Given his own youthful struggles, he
was especially qualified to mentor, en-
courage and understand young people.
Accolades from former students
were forthcoming before and after he
retired—and more recently at his pass-
ing.
Chris Lee was also a wonderful con-
ciliator—he could elicit cooperation
where it appeared none existed.
One particularly stellar achievement
involved the successful development
of a trail along an abandoned rail line
from Simcoe to Port Dover—a project
that initially had met with controversy
and opposition.
Upon retirement from teaching, Chris
returned to the travel industry on a part-
time basis.
With more time for touring about, he
and Mary enjoyed many trips within
Canada—including Goderich—as well
as to faraway places.
Besides civic duty and volunteering
with charitable organizations, active
participation in his Anglican church
was also an important part of Chris's
very full life.
So what was recalled during the recent
celebration of Chris Lee's life? — his
hearty laughter, his role as Uncle Chris,
a meaningful sermon he pulled out of
thin air when the minister was storm -
stayed, his work ethic, his fairness, his
enquiring mind, his love of fun, his de-
termination in the face of failing health,
and his good heart.
On a beautiful summer day in August,
Christopher Lockhart Lee was interred
within the Lee family area of Maitland
Cemetery in his beloved Goderich.
To leave this world a better place,
whether through a beautiful garden, a
happy child, or a redeemed social con-
dition is to have succeeded. Chris Lee
did this. He will be greatly missed.
"When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that
ich has_ been your delight."
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