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Nicholas Lee, 89, of Beaumont died Friday, February 18, 2005 at Hotel Beaumont.
A native of Silvis, Illinois and resident of Beaumont since 1974, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin with honors earning BS and MS degrees. Nicholas taught biology, chemistry and physics and was a coach and principal. He was an officer in the Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict. In 1940, he won the NCAA Boxing Heavyweight Division fighting an opponent sixty pounds heavier, and also won the Chicago Golden Gloves Heavyweight Division.
Survivors include his daughter, Judith Boyce Seay; his son, Nicholas Gregor Lee; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Cremation arrangements were handled by Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont.