Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31
FUN ERALS.
James Morgan Lee.

After funeral services for James
Morgan Lee at Pittsfield, Mass, his
home, on Saturday morning at $50
o'clock, the body was taken to the
there the remains were brought here
for burial on Sunday. The services at
Pittsfield were held at ST James Epis-
copal church and were largely attend
ed, the pastor, Rev. Thomas w. Nick
erson, officiating. The bearers were
DR.. J. F. A. Adams, the family ply
sician, and Theodore L. Allen, Frank
J. Owen and Joseph E. Purces. who
were closely associated with Mr.. Lee in
the offices of the Berkshire Life Insur-
ance company, of which, since 1874 he
had been the trusted and efficient ac-
tuary.
Burial took place here in Yantic
cemetery on Sunday afternoon upon
the arrival of the 1.50 train, the re-
mains being accompanied by relatives.
Many local friends were at the ceme-
terry, where the committal service was
conducted by Rev j. Eldred Brown.
Mr.. Lee, who was well known in this
city thirty or forty years ago, passed
away Thursday afternoon at o'clock
at his home in Pittsfield, Mass.
He was last at his office in tbs
Berkshire Life building on Monday, the
10th. Pulmonary tuberculosis was the
direct cause of death. He had suffered
from this ailnent for some time, and
recently sustained an acute attack.
Mrs. Lee and a trained nurse were
with the patient sufferer when the end
came.
Some eight years ago Mr.. Lee was
struck by a surface car in New York
city and the thigh bone in his right leg
was broken. Since then he had been
obliged to walk with the aid of crutches
For years he has ridden in a coupe to
and from his Office. After the accident
in New York Mr.. Lee slipped and fell
on the ice in Pittsfield and was quite
badly injured. He had lots of pluck
and a sturdy constitution and his he
role resolution to keep at his work
have seriously disconnected an ord;-
nary man was constant source of
wonder to his friends.
Mr.. Lee was one of the most expert
actuaries in the country and was in
tensely proud of his work. Over year
ago, upon his suggestion. A. C. Wash
burne actuary of the Hartford Mutual
Life Insurance company, resigned taat
position to go to Pittsfield as assistant
actuary of the Berkshire Life. He had
been pleasantly associated with Mr..
Lee in the important local.
James Morgan Lee was born in Mt.
Vernon, Harris county Tex, on Feb.
IL, 1874. Mt. Vernon is on Galveston
bay. He was educated at a private
school and at Everest's military school
tuary of the Berkshire Life Insurance
company in this city in 1874 and held
| the position without interruption up to
the time of his death. He was a char
r member of the Actuary Society of
i .-merica. He had membership in Ores
cent lodge of Masons in Pittsfield and
| in the Park club of Pittsfeld. In the
| latter organization he was member of
the executive committee several years
ago. Since the serious accident that
befell him he had not been a frer-ent
visitor to the club rooms. although in
the old days there was nothing he en-
joyed more than to go there to meet
and greet friends.
The father of Mr.. Lee came from
Norwich. Conn. and his mother was a
| Miss Morgan. It was from her that
| Mr.. Lee got his middle name, Morgan.
For three years after his birth Mr.. Lee
! lived in Texas. Then he went with his
parents 20 Connecticut. The family
lived in Norwich for a time. When only
| Is years of age Mr. Lee was an at
| tache of the American legation in Cos
| ia RIGA under Alexander Demitri, a
| well known figure in his day
| During the Civil war he served in
tina confederate army as member of
a Texas regiment. Owing to rheuma-
tism he was obliged to leave the service
and received an honorable discharge
Then he went to Santiago de Cuba anG
was located there and in Havana for a
time. Upon returning to this country
he entered the union army and served
for a year in the cavalry. His service
ended with the cessation of hostilities
and Mr.. Lee was given an honorable
discharge.
After the Civil war Mr.. Lee was en-
ployed by the Mutual Life Insurance
company of New York city, and it was
there that he obtained well grounded
and extraordinary knowledge of insur-
ance especially in the actuarial depart