E. Brooke Lee Jr. ’40

Brooke died Aug. 20, 2004, of congestive heart failure at his home in Chevy Chase, Md.

He graduated from St. Paul's School in New Hampshire and, like four Lees before him, attended Princeton, where he was a member of Ivy Club. He did postgraduate work at Harvard Business School, and served as class secretary for the school's Alumni Bulletin until his death.

Brooke served in the Army in Europe during World War II. For 20 years he was with Scott Paper Co. in Philadelphia as a marketing executive. He founded the National Account Marketing Association, and served as president for several years. He was the president of E. Brooke Lee Jr. Properties.

Brooke was married three times. His marriages to Camilla Lee and Deborah Lee ended in divorce. A son from his first marriage, E. Brooke Lee III, died in 2003. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Puderbaugh Lee, whom he married in 1998; five children from his first marriage, Camilla Alexander, Kaiulani Kimbrell, Katie Blair St. John, Richard Lee, and Elizabeth Lee; two children from his second marriage, Samuel Lee and Regina Lee; stepsons Thomas Puderbaugh, Shawn Puderbaugh, and Shannon Puderbaugh; a half-brother, Bruce Lee; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

The Class of 1940