MAURICE-LEE-Obituary

MAURICE LEE

New York, New York

1925 - 2020

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LEE--Maurice D. Jr., age 94, a longtime resident of Cranbury, NJ, died on July 12, 2020, as a result of a fall. Born in 1925 in Buffalo, NY, he was educated at the Hotchkiss School and Princeton University, from which he received his Doctorate in 1950 after service in the Navy at the end of WWII....

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I am shocked and deeply saddened. Mo had been a colleague and a valued, dear friend since he came to Rutgers in 1966. He was, without question, the sweetest person at the University. I was honored to have been asked to speak about his research at his retirement fete, but I talked even more about his warmth, kindness, and friendship, and his charm and understated humor. One of my fondest memories of Mo has to do with the small writing table that sat in the area near his front door. Once, he...

Hard to describe my relationship to Mo Lee - student, then research assistant, mentee, friend. I knew him for 30 years. He was a delight as a professor, then as an employer when I transcribed Jacobean documents for his books, and then great fun as a friend. He and Laurine would visit my husband and me on their trips to the UK. I am deeply saddened to learn via Legacy that my dear friend has passed away, yet this method of learning this news can't be helped during the pandemic. We spoke every...

Please except my deepest sympathies, Grief can be so hard, but your special memories can help you to cope. Remembering your loved one today and always.