Penny’s Family Tree - Person Sheet
Penny’s Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameLee D Wooden 46,16
Birth27 May 1922, Okanogan, Okanogan Co., Wa
Death2 Sep 2000, Belleville, Saint Clair, IL70
OccupationCareer Officer in the Coast Guard
FatherK. Darrel Wooden (1894-1967)
MotherRuth Maud Johnson (1900-1970)
Misc. Notes
I believe his middle name is Douglas.

Lee had to sign a waiver regarding his height to join the Coast Guard. He was over the height limitation. They were afraid he would get curvature of the spine from sleeping in the bunks. He pointed out that all beds were too short for him and as a result, he always slept curled up.

My grandmother told me he liked to cook as a teenager and I think he was a cook in the Coast Guard but that could probbably easily be verified.

An unimportant but interesting bit of information about Lee is that because of his incredible growth as a teenager and young man his development was carefully tracked. Unlike some tall people who have extra long torsos or have especially long legs, Lee was perfectly proportioned, he was not thin or fat either, just a very normal picture on a grand scale.

I believe his middle name was “Douglas” like his grandfather.
Spouses
Birth1917
Marriage7 Nov 1949
ChildrenLeeanne Dee (1952-)
 Kay Darrelyn (1955-)
Last Modified 26 Oct 2001Created 6 May 2021 using Reunion for Macintosh