Lester H. Comee

COMEE Lester H. Comee, 92, died on May 14, 2002 after living a full life. He was affectionately known as the kite man or the Culligan man by his friends. Les grew up on a quail farm outside Chicago. He served as a pilot and flight instructor during World War II. He loved flying. Later in his life he spent afternoons in his sailplane. During the war, he married Therma T. Comee and they had 2 boys: Lester and Bill. He was a good father and husband. Throughout his life he had a ready sense of humor. He enjoyed people. He tried to help people along whether at his work or later teaching neighborhood kids to fly kites. He loved his dance club, the Married Couples class and Logos at Riverside Presbyterian Church, and sitting around the table at the Grant-Dooleys house talking to Emily, Mary-Elizabeth, Jean, Cindy and Missy. He is survived by both sons; three grandchildren, Kim, David and John and one great-grandchild, Katie. An informal memorial service will be held Saturday, June 1 at 10:00 a.m. at the Treaty Oak Park on the Southbank. Arrangements by Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, 729 S. Edgewood Ave. Please sign the Guestbook at Jacksonville.com