Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), the inventor of dynamite, was a chemist, engineer, businessman and, most memorably, philanthropist; he was also a scholar, fluent in Russian, French, English and German. Above all, he loved poetry.
During World War II, she worked at the paper mills and a short time waitressing, and later at McClelland Drug Store in Lee to be the “Penny Candy Lady.”
After graduating in 1948 from Lee High School in Massachusetts, he began a long career involving aviation and electronics as he served in the U.S. Air Force and retired as master sergeant after 20 years.
He was made a captain with TWA in 1959, flew the media “chase” plane for Gerald Ford’s presidential run in 1976 and, in 1984, was named the company’s “Pilot of the Year” for skillfully averting the crash of his fully-loaded 747 while experiencing a mechanical failure flying from New York’s JFK to Rome.
Mrs. Brown worked for the New England Telephone and Telegraph for many years, and later in the Lee High School cafeteria and the housekeeping department at Meadow Place in Lenox.
Students are encouraged to delve into Shakespeare’s works, unpack the language and savor the humor, intensity and transcendent beauty of Shakespeare’s plays.
Fred enjoyed hunting and fishing in the local area, vegetable gardening, woodworking, spending time with his large extended family and being a great dad.
Besides all of his business ventures, Lou was responsible for starting up Tee Ball in Lee, directed the very first Lee Sale-a-bration Days event which is now Lee Founders Weekend, and sponsored the very first Lee High School house-building program.
Mr. Dewkett served in the U.S. Army during WWII as a Technician Fourth Grade, 113th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Co. in the Bismarck – Archipelago Campaign.
Richard was owner and president of Berkshire Mechanical Corporation in Lee. He owned and trained thoroughbred horses for many years, was former president of the Lee Little League and enjoyed coaching the LYA girls’ basketball teams.
