Walter Leroy 'Lee' Monroe, 89
MILLSBORO - Walter Leroy "Lee" Monroe, age 89, of Millsboro, died Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, at the family home where he was born. Born Sept. 20, 1920, at home, he was the son of the late Walter P. and Bertha Moore Monroe. He was Owner and manager of the family retail clothing store, Monroe Apparel which started in Millsboro and was a successful multi-generational family business for 83 years. He was a veteran of World War II, and a survivor of the Battle of the Bulge (Bastogne Campaign) and was a crewmember of the 445th Anti-Aircraft Battery. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, and taught Sunday School after the War. He was awarded a 60 year membership pin. He was a member of both the American Legion Post 22, and the VFW Post 7422. He served as Post Commander several terms in the Legion. He became a civic leader, Co-founding the Chamber of Commerce in Millsboro, served 15 years on the Millsboro Town Council and one year as President of the Council. He also served on the Millsboro Cemetery Committee. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Thelma D. Monroe; four children, Walter Keith Monroe and his wife Marie of Millsboro, Mark William Monroe and his wife Emily of Ruckersville, Va., and daughters, Karen Jo Monroe Reed and husband Jim of Lansing, Kan., and Pamela Monroe Warrington and her husband Daniel of Millsboro. He has eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He is also survived by a niece, Tamara Monroe Toomey and her husband Everett. He was preceded by one brother, Millard W. Monroe, who was his business partner in Monroe Apparel for many years. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 22, at Watson Funeral Home, 211 S. Washington St., Millsboro, where friends may call two hours prior for visitation from noon till 2 p.m. Rev. Ed Kuhling will officiate. Interment will be in Millsboro Cemetery, Millsboro. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriot's Way, Milford, DE 19963. Letters of condolence may be emailed via
www.watsonfh.com.
