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july 9 , 1905 the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints llanelli , carmarthenshire , wales november 10 , 1844 utah construction company thomas d dee.jpg thomas duncombe dee
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thomas duncombe dee

thomas duncombe dee -lrb- november 10 , 1844 -- july 9 , 1905 -rrb- was a utah businessman .
dee was born in llanelli , carmarthenshire , wales .
his parents converted to the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints -lrb- lds church -rrb- in 1856 , and the family relocated to ogden , utah , in 1860 .
dee had been working as an apprentice carpenter in wales , and soon was building residential and commercial buildings in ogden .
in 1876 , he joined industrialist david eccles and hiram spencer in founding businesses in the western u.s. ranging from sugar to lumber to water and shoes and banking .
in 1900 , dee became an investor and first president of the utah construction company of ogden , utah .
on july 3 , 1905 , he slipped into water while inspecting a potential site for a dam , contracted pneumonia , and died .
in 1906 , the community was named dee , oregon , in his honor .
dee served for over 20 years as the lds church 's sunday school superintendent in the ogden third ward and then in the mound fort ward .
for almost two decades preceding to his death he served as a counselor to the bishop of the mound fort ward .
among several other civic positions , dee served as a member of the ogden city council .
