DKWendt@Worldnet.att.net Newspaper unknown William E. LEES. Jr.  Clarion-Pennsylvania State Police Corporal William E. LEES, Jr., 55 of 51 Campbell Avenue, Clarion died Thursday, September 26, 1985 in the Franklin Regional Medical Center, following an illness. ...Born November 18, 1929 in Pittsburgh, he was a son of William E. LEES Sr., and Pauline Furgey LEES. ....He was married to the former Mary Ann GEORGE of Clarion on November 11, 1961. She survives. ...Throughout his 26 year career with the Pennsylvania State Police, Cpl. LEES was assigned to the Troop C area and was first assigned to headquarters in Punxsutawney, then transferred to the substations in Clarion County. ...The father of two daughters and one son, Cpl. LEES was a part of the special vice squad task force which combated the use of illegal drugs in western and northern Pennsylvania. ...A scuba diver, Cpl. LEES also was often called upon to enter search and rescue missions involving tragedies in area waterways, among those where several in the Clarion River. ...A graduate of Swissvale High School, he was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the United States Army's 82nd Airborne Division specializing in skiing, jumping and jungle survival. ...He enlisted in the Pennsylvania State Police on October 26, 1958 and graduated from the PSP Academy in Hershey on April 15, 1959. ...For his investigative work into vice activities, involving the illegal use of drugs and gambling, Cpl. LEES was named "Man of the Year" in 1972 by the Captain Samuel Brady Chapter Sons of the American Revolution. ...A member of the Fraternal Order of Police, McCluskey-Roynan Memorial #61 Chapter, Cpl. LEES also was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Oakland and the Gorgas Lodge of Perfection of Pittsburgh. ..Cpl. LEES was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Clarion. ...Surviving, in addition to his wife are: his mother, Pauline LEES of Pittsburgh; two daughters, Kimberly S. LEES of Mentor, Ohio and Kerry Lynn LEES of Clarion; a son William E. (Billy) LEES III of Clarion; and a brother Ronald E. LEES of Pittsburgh. ...He was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Marion DAWSON. ....Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Saturday, in the First Presbyterian Church, Clarion, with Rev. Daniel MICHALEK, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Clarion Cemetery. ...The Goble Funeral Home, Clarion was in charge of funeral arrangements.