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MercurysBall2 ago

G. Lee Thompson - CEO of Smith Corona, and advisor to BUSH and REAGAN : https://rwwfh.com/tribute/details/835/G-Thompson/obituary.html

Obituary: 1933 - 2012

Lee Thompson, 79, of Essex, CT died peacefully at home on the morning of New Year's Eve.

Lee will be remembered as a man who lived by example. Lee was born and raised in Denver, Colorado by Frances and George Thompson. Lee served with distinction in the Korean War as an officer and naval aviator. Lee graduated from the University of Colorado in 1957 and was a member of the Chi Psi fraternity. His professional career started at Sylvania in the lighting division and he quickly rose to the top of the Sylvania lighting and television management teams. Lee went on to be the EVP of the Servomation Corporation, President of the Singer Corporation of North America, President of the SCM Corporation, and retired as the CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Smith Corona Corporation.

Lee was an economic advisor to both President Ronald Reagan and President George Bush Sr. Lee was a Trustee of the University of Colorado, the US Tennis Association and the US Jr. Golf Association. He served on many boards of corporations, civic committees and country clubs. In retirement, Lee was the owner of the Essex Coffee and Tea Company, the Essex Mariner and Sweet P's Ice Cream in Essex, CT.