Army Corporal Jason Thomas Lee

Army Corporal Jason Thomas Lee, age 26, died during active combat patrol on Sunday, November 18, 2007, as a result of an improvised explosive device in Baqubah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, based in Fort Lewis, WA. He was born June 18, 1981 in Walnut Creek, CA to Thomas M. and Susan L. (Livingston) Lee and had lived in the Fruitport area since age 11. He attended Fruitport High School and was proud to have earned his GED at M-TEC. On October 16, 2006, he married the former Lisa Evelyn Hill in Seattle, WA, and she survives him, along with his parents, Thomas and Susan Lee; 2 brothers, Sean Robert Lee and Ryan Edward Lee, all of Fruitport; his grandmother, Constance Livingston of Duluth, MN; his mother-in-law, Lori Estes of Grand Haven; 3 brothers-in-law, Scott (Deb) Hill, David (Adriane) Hill, and Johnny Hill; and long-time friend, Ryan Stull. A FUNERAL SERVICE with Full Military Honors will be held 11:00 AM, Wednesday, November 28, 2007, at Calvary Church of Fruitport (5873 Kendra Rd.) with Captain John E. Kenny, Michigan National Guard Chaplain, and Rev. Dr. William E. Rudd, Senior Pastor of Calvary Church, co-officiating. VISITATION open to the public will be held 2-8 PM Tuesday with Cpl. Lee's family present 6-8 PM at The Lee Chapel Sytsema Funeral Homes, Inc. 6291 S. Harvey Street (231) 798-1100 MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS may be directed to Save the Music Foundation, c/o Ariel Usatin, 1515 Broadway Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10036 or the Armed Forces Veterans Home Foundation, 5211 Auth Road, Suiteland, MD 20746.