Uncle Lee Wright graduated from Jefferson High School in 1936. I assume this was his high school graduation photo.

He went on to attend Oregon State College on an Army ROTC scholarship (I think). He graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1939 (according to an article in the Oregonian in March 1950, but that seems exceptional, if correct). He went to work for Westinghouse Manufacturing, Pittsburg, PA, in 1940 (perhaps he graduated in 1940 and went to work for Westinghouse immediately). He served in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In 1946, he went to work for Westinghouse Electric Supply Company in Portland. I don’t know the chronology, but he later worked for Garland Affolter Engineering Corporation, also in the Portland area, having joined them sometime before 1958. Toward the end of his career he worked as a self-employed electrical engineer.

While attending OSC, he met Marie Gleason at an ice cream social at Jefferson Christian Church. Her family had recently moved to Oregon from Nebraska to escape the Dust Bowl. They maintained a long-distance relationship after he graduated and was working for Westinghouse and then became active duty Army. He was first stationed in North Carolina, and drove across country in 1943 to marry Marie on August 6 in Albany. They lived for a time in North Carolina, but when Lee was sent overseas, Marie returned to Albany to live until after the war, knowing that she might never see Lee again.

When Lee returned, they settled first in Portland, then, in 1953, in Milwaukie, where they lived the rest of their lives. They had three children, Gerrit, Dennis and Julie.

Uncle Lee passed away in 2010, and Aunt Marie in 2012.

There is much more that could be written about Uncle Lee and Aunt Marie, but this will have to suffice for now. You can read more about Aunt Marie in her obituary.