More detail on this person: Jon Lee, 62, of
Flint Hill, Virginia died on Monday, January 19,
2009. He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts
to Robert and Clyde Lee and spent most of his
childhood living overseas in Turkey, India and
Libya. Jon graduated from George Washington High
School in Alexandria, Virginia in 1964. This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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Jon served as a Captain in the United States Army
from 1966 to 1972. He graduated from OCS at Ft.
Belvoir, Virginia. As a AH-1G Cobra Helicopter
Pilot, he served with D Company, 227th AHB, 1st
Cavalry Division (Call Sign El Lobo 36 ) in Viet
Nam from 1968 to 1969. After his service in Viet
Nam, he was an instructor pilot at Hunter AAF in
Savannah, Georgia. Among his awards are The
Bronze Star, The Air Medal for Heroism and The
American Spirit Honor Medal for the display of
outstanding qualities of leadership best
expressing the American Spirit: Honor, Initiative,
Loyalty and High Example to Comrades in Arms.
Jon graduated from the University of Texas in
1976. He founded the Texas Framers Cooperative in
Austin, Texas. He and his family moved to Flint
Hill in 1979 where he started Lakewood Stove
Manufacturing, later the Catalytic Damper
Corporation. He held a patent for catalytic
dampers for wood burning stoves and kerosene
heaters. For many years he worked in sales for the
window and stairs industry.
As a life long participant and lover of sports,
Jon encouraged Wakefield School to start their
basketball team by opening the Flint Hill
warehouse for practices. He also started the
tradition of the Silver Bucket Tournament, a
basketball game between faculty and students,
which continues today.
Jon is survived by his wife of 41 years, Margaret
Dove Lee; his daughters, Gabrielle and Britney;
known as Poppie and loved by his grandchildren,
Kelsey, Jake, Sidney, Jenna, Katey and Jon
Keeton. He will be greatly missed by the Lobos
that served with him in combat and remained
friends over the years.
From: Joe Arton