J. Lee Clarke was born November 7, 1904, at New Castle, Pennsylvania.
He enlisted with the State Highway Patrol from New Castle on January 11, 1934, and was assigned to Troop E, Philadelphia. He was 29 years old and 5' 9" tall.
At 11:15 a.m. on March 1, 1937, while on patrol on Perkiomen Avenue in the city of Reading, his motorcycle was caught in the streetcar tracks. Clarke lost control and struck a coal truck traveling in the opposite direction. He was pronounced dead at St. Joseph Hospital, Reading.
He was survived by his mother, Mrs. John W. Clarke, of New Castle. Clarke, 32, had completed three years of State Highway Patrol service.
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Thank you for the tombstone photo 🪦 ... Added by: Mary Denzinger on 28 Aug 2013
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Thank you for the link to his parents ... Suggested By: CollinsGirl, 27 Apr 2023
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He enlisted with the State Highway Patrol from New Castle on January 11, 1934, and was assigned to Troop E, Philadelphia. He was 29 years old and 5' 9" tall.
At 11:15 a.m. on March 1, 1937, while on patrol on Perkiomen Avenue in the city of Reading, his motorcycle was caught in the streetcar tracks. Clarke lost control and struck a coal truck traveling in the opposite direction. He was pronounced dead at St. Joseph Hospital, Reading.
He was survived by his mother, Mrs. John W. Clarke, of New Castle. Clarke, 32, had completed three years of State Highway Patrol service.
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Thank you for the tombstone photo 🪦 ... Added by: Mary Denzinger on 28 Aug 2013
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Thank you for the link to his parents ... Suggested By: CollinsGirl, 27 Apr 2023
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J. Lee Clarke was born November 7, 1904, at New Castle, Pennsylvania.
He enlisted with the State Highway Patrol from New Castle on January 11, 1934, and was assigned to Troop E, Philadelphia. He was 29 years old and 5' 9" tall.
At 11:15 a.m. on March 1, 1937, while on patrol on Perkiomen Avenue in the city of Reading, his motorcycle was caught in the streetcar tracks. Clarke lost control and struck a coal truck traveling in the opposite direction. He was pronounced dead at St. Joseph Hospital, Reading.
He was survived by his mother, Mrs. John W. Clarke, of New Castle. Clarke, 32, had completed three years of State Highway Patrol service.
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Thank you for the tombstone photo 🪦 ... Added by: Mary Denzinger on 28 Aug 2013
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Thank you for the link to his parents ... Suggested By: CollinsGirl, 27 Apr 2023
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He enlisted with the State Highway Patrol from New Castle on January 11, 1934, and was assigned to Troop E, Philadelphia. He was 29 years old and 5' 9" tall.
At 11:15 a.m. on March 1, 1937, while on patrol on Perkiomen Avenue in the city of Reading, his motorcycle was caught in the streetcar tracks. Clarke lost control and struck a coal truck traveling in the opposite direction. He was pronounced dead at St. Joseph Hospital, Reading.
He was survived by his mother, Mrs. John W. Clarke, of New Castle. Clarke, 32, had completed three years of State Highway Patrol service.
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Thank you for the tombstone photo 🪦 ... Added by: Mary Denzinger on 28 Aug 2013
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Thank you for the link to his parents ... Suggested By: CollinsGirl, 27 Apr 2023
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