H. Lee Christensen ’49

Lee Christensen died April 27, 2014, in St. Germain, Wis., where he had retired after working for many years with Sears, Roebuck & Co. in the Chicago area.

Lee came to Princeton from Oak Park High School. He spent a year on campus, and then left to join the Army. In the fall of 1948, he matriculated at Grinnell College, and graduated from that institution in 1951. He met his wife, Hazel Olson, at Grinnell; they were married June 28, 1952, and had two children.

Lee started as a trainee with Sears and spent his entire career there, ending up in Niles, Mich. Hazel originally taught third and fourth grade, but it is unclear whether or not she continued teaching when their children were born. After Lee’s retirement, they moved to St. Germain, where Lee served as a town board member and was active in the Lions Club, the Snowmobile Club, and the St. Germain Golf Club. He enjoyed playing golf and racquet sports, windsurfing, and touring the lakes on his pontoon boat.

We send our deepest condolences to Hazel and their children, Douglas Lee Christensen and Debra Helen Christensen Roberts.