Lee C. Gochenour
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Title
Lee C. Gochenour
Subject
Gochenour, Lee Clarence (1919-2014)
Description
Portrait photograph of Lee Clarence Gochenour as a young man wearing a suit and tie.
Lee was one of at least four sons born to Clarence Lee and Minnie Mae (Wetzel) Gochenour. He grew up in Woodstock.
He was drafted in 1942, and served as a Pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. This photograph was made about the time he entered the military.
After the war, in 1947, he married Louise Kathleen (Fox) Gochenour (1918-2015).
Lee joined the Air Force Reserves in the 1950s. He later organized the reserves in Virginia. He remained in the Reserves for 23 years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Lee was Commander of the Air Reserves in Richmond, VA until his death.
Lee lived in Richmond for 38 years working as the Director of IT for The Richfood Corporation, Southern States, and Farm Bureau before taking a job with Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Lee retired after 19 years of civil services at the age of 77.
Lee and his brother-in-law, Gilbert Bushong, founded Sunset Memorial Gardens in Woodstock in 1969. They remained involved for twenty years before changing ownership.
Lee returned to his home town of Woodstock in 1999, and became very active in his community. The Town Manager appointed Lee to become the only chairman of Woodstock Economic Development Authority that he helped form in 2003.
He is buried in Sunset View Memorial Gardens in Woodstock.
Lee was one of at least four sons born to Clarence Lee and Minnie Mae (Wetzel) Gochenour. He grew up in Woodstock.
He was drafted in 1942, and served as a Pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. This photograph was made about the time he entered the military.
After the war, in 1947, he married Louise Kathleen (Fox) Gochenour (1918-2015).
Lee joined the Air Force Reserves in the 1950s. He later organized the reserves in Virginia. He remained in the Reserves for 23 years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Lee was Commander of the Air Reserves in Richmond, VA until his death.
Lee lived in Richmond for 38 years working as the Director of IT for The Richfood Corporation, Southern States, and Farm Bureau before taking a job with Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Lee retired after 19 years of civil services at the age of 77.
Lee and his brother-in-law, Gilbert Bushong, founded Sunset Memorial Gardens in Woodstock in 1969. They remained involved for twenty years before changing ownership.
Lee returned to his home town of Woodstock in 1999, and became very active in his community. The Town Manager appointed Lee to become the only chairman of Woodstock Economic Development Authority that he helped form in 2003.
He is buried in Sunset View Memorial Gardens in Woodstock.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "July 1942".
Contributor
Identified in 2012 by Danny Hottel.
Additional biographical information was extracted from his obituary posted on the Find-A-Grave website.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
018002
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Lee C. Gochenour,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 27, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/48034.
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