Lee Salem

When I retired from Universal Press Syndicate and then retired from my own syndicate I was then living in Santa Rosa, CA And there, at the memorial service for Sparky Schultz, creator of Peanuts, I had the pleasure of being seated along side him.

Dearest Anita: So sorry to hear about Lee's passing. He seemed like a very interesting guy. Our sincerest condolences to you and your family. We are sending a contribution to the Salvation Army in his memory. It's good that you have the support of family and friends. May he rest in peace.

Lee was a treasured friend. I was one of the original sales reps and was there when Lee came aboard. It had been a few years since I had retired from AndrewsMcMeel Syndicate when I had the pleasure of sitting next to him at Sparky Shulz' (Peanuts creator) memorial service in Santa Rosa in February, 2000. It was so good to see him again after all those years.

Lee had sterling principles. He was a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War and went to Canada for its duration. Had my...

Deepest sympathies.

Anne and I were saddened to read this news this morning. We have such great memories of Lee..great smile with a twinkle in his eyes everytime we saw him. His essential goodness lives on in and for all of you as well as us. So many memories -- STA and sports! You all will be in our prayers here for Lee and for your consolation.