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Griff Calicutt Lee, Jr.[1]
1926 - 2018 (91 years)
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Name Griff Calicutt Lee Suffix Jr. Birth 17 Aug 1926 Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 8 Apr 1930 Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, United States [2] Address:
Leah St.Residence 1 Apr 1935 Anguilla, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States [3] Census 30 Apr 1940 Anguilla, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States [3] _AMTID 162485318195:1030:191555462 _FSFTID LR76-TLY _UID 06C5D279D94746A28D4EAE3A62A03DB9D98E Burial Apr 2018 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States [4] Address:
Lake Lawn Park MasoleumDeath 3 Apr 2018 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States [4] - Griff Calicutt Lee (Jr.), a retired civil engineer, recognized as one of the pioneers of the offshore oil industry, died on April 3, 2018 at the age of 91. Mr. Lee, a long-term resident of New Orleans, was born and lived in Mississippi through high school. He is survived by Eugenia Humphreys Lee his beloved wife of 67 years, sons Griff C. Lee III of Potomac, MD and Robert H. Lee of Monterey, TN, daughter Carol Lee Coiron, son-in-law John J. Coiron of Winston-Salem, NC and grandson Eric Lee Desforges of Roanoke, VA. He was a member of St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church and the New Orleans Country Club, and a former member of The Bienville Club, the Rotary Club of New Orleans, the Pendennis Club, the World Trade Center, the Petroleum Club, the Plimsoll Club and City Energy Club as well as the Azalea Club. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II and received a Bachelor's Degree from Tulane and a Masters Degree from Rice, both in Civil Engineering. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. In 1948 he began his professional career with the Humble Oil Company, now Exxon. In 1954, he was employed by J. Ray McDermott as a Design Engineer and progressed to the positions Principal Design Engineer, Chief Engineer, Group Vice President of Engineering and Vice President of Research and Development. His entire professional career has been devoted almost entirely to the development and design of fixed offshore structures. In the industry, he was known as the father of the fixed platform. In 1955, working with another engineer, he is credited with inventing the skirt pile foundation system for offshore platforms and the first use of the launching technique for installation of platform jackets. Both concepts have been used on almost all deep-water offshore platforms that have been installed since that time. In 1983 he formed Griff C. Lee Inc. and worked as a consultant in private practice, retiring in 2007. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Offshore Industry, in 1997 he was named by the Offshore Technology Conference as one of four individuals to receive the Offshore Heritage Award. In 1998 he was one of the first fifteen to be inducted into the Offshore Energy Center Hall of Fame as an Industry Pioneer. During his professional career he received several honors including being named as Louisiana's first engineer to be elected to the National Academy of Engineering and the first to be named by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a Distinguished Member. He was named as Outstanding Engineering Alumnus by Rice University in 1990-1991. He was inducted into both the Tulane School of Engineering and the Rice University Hall of Fame and in 2006 he received the award for "Distinguished Service to the College of Engineering" by the University of New Orleans. In 2012 he was given the Wall of Fame award by the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was an active member of several Engineering Societies. He served as member of technical committees for the American Petroleum Institute, the Department of Interior, the American Bureau of Shipping, Lloyd's of London, Norske Veritas of Oslo, Norway and the Canadian Standards Association. He was a registered Professional Engineer in the States of Alaska, California, Louisiana, and Texas and served on the Board of Advisors for the Visiting Committees of Tulane, UNO, Rice, the University of Texas and MIT. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 on Monday April 9, 2018 at St. Charles Ave. Presbyterian Church. A reception will follow at the church. A private burial will be held at Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum. Donations may be made to St. Charles Ave. Presbyterian Church or the . To view and sign the online guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com
Published in The Times-Picayune on Apr. 8, 2018
Person ID I4257 Scott Dickson Last Modified 9 May 2023
Father Griff Calicutt Lee, b. 30 Jul 1896, Courtland, Panola, Mississippi, United States d. 4 Nov 1939, Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States (Age 43 years) Mother Lida Higgs, b. 30 Nov 1898, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States d. 1 Sep 1974, Rolling Fork, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States (Age 75 years) Marriage 24 Jun 1923 Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States [2, 5, 6] Family ID F259 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Eugenia Humphreys, b. 29 Mar 1927, Clarksville, Red River, Texas, United States d. 7 Feb 2023, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States (Age 95 years) [7] Children 1. Griff Calicutt Lee, III 2. Robert Humphreys Lee + 3. Carol Eugenia Lee Family ID F471 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Dec 2023
- Griff Calicutt Lee (Jr.), a retired civil engineer, recognized as one of the pioneers of the offshore oil industry, died on April 3, 2018 at the age of 91. Mr. Lee, a long-term resident of New Orleans, was born and lived in Mississippi through high school. He is survived by Eugenia Humphreys Lee his beloved wife of 67 years, sons Griff C. Lee III of Potomac, MD and Robert H. Lee of Monterey, TN, daughter Carol Lee Coiron, son-in-law John J. Coiron of Winston-Salem, NC and grandson Eric Lee Desforges of Roanoke, VA. He was a member of St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church and the New Orleans Country Club, and a former member of The Bienville Club, the Rotary Club of New Orleans, the Pendennis Club, the World Trade Center, the Petroleum Club, the Plimsoll Club and City Energy Club as well as the Azalea Club. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II and received a Bachelor's Degree from Tulane and a Masters Degree from Rice, both in Civil Engineering. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. In 1948 he began his professional career with the Humble Oil Company, now Exxon. In 1954, he was employed by J. Ray McDermott as a Design Engineer and progressed to the positions Principal Design Engineer, Chief Engineer, Group Vice President of Engineering and Vice President of Research and Development. His entire professional career has been devoted almost entirely to the development and design of fixed offshore structures. In the industry, he was known as the father of the fixed platform. In 1955, working with another engineer, he is credited with inventing the skirt pile foundation system for offshore platforms and the first use of the launching technique for installation of platform jackets. Both concepts have been used on almost all deep-water offshore platforms that have been installed since that time. In 1983 he formed Griff C. Lee Inc. and worked as a consultant in private practice, retiring in 2007. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Offshore Industry, in 1997 he was named by the Offshore Technology Conference as one of four individuals to receive the Offshore Heritage Award. In 1998 he was one of the first fifteen to be inducted into the Offshore Energy Center Hall of Fame as an Industry Pioneer. During his professional career he received several honors including being named as Louisiana's first engineer to be elected to the National Academy of Engineering and the first to be named by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a Distinguished Member. He was named as Outstanding Engineering Alumnus by Rice University in 1990-1991. He was inducted into both the Tulane School of Engineering and the Rice University Hall of Fame and in 2006 he received the award for "Distinguished Service to the College of Engineering" by the University of New Orleans. In 2012 he was given the Wall of Fame award by the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was an active member of several Engineering Societies. He served as member of technical committees for the American Petroleum Institute, the Department of Interior, the American Bureau of Shipping, Lloyd's of London, Norske Veritas of Oslo, Norway and the Canadian Standards Association. He was a registered Professional Engineer in the States of Alaska, California, Louisiana, and Texas and served on the Board of Advisors for the Visiting Committees of Tulane, UNO, Rice, the University of Texas and MIT. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 on Monday April 9, 2018 at St. Charles Ave. Presbyterian Church. A reception will follow at the church. A private burial will be held at Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum. Donations may be made to St. Charles Ave. Presbyterian Church or the . To view and sign the online guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com
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Birth - 17 Aug 1926 - Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States 
Census - Address:
Leah St. - 8 Apr 1930 - Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
Residence - 1 Apr 1935 - Anguilla, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States Census - 30 Apr 1940 - Anguilla, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States 
Burial - Address:
Lake Lawn Park Masoleum - Apr 2018 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesDeath - 3 Apr 2018 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S136] Griff C. Lee Jr Scott Dickson 29 March 1993 6353 C.
- [S941] 1930 US Federal Census, Hinds Co., MS, Clinton; ED 25-41; Sheet 5-B; Dwelling 101, Family 117; Griff C Lee.
- [S944] 1940 US Federal Census, Sharkey Co., MS, Anguilla; ED 63-6; Sheet 1-B; Dwelling 21; Lida H. Higgs.
- [S1940] New Orleans Times-Picayune Obituaries, Griff Callicutt Lee, Jr.; Obituary; 5 April 2018; https://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/griff-lee-obituary?id=1683853; 10 February 2023.
- [S1069] Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, 27 March 2017; Griff C Lee to Lida Higgs, 24 Jun 1923, Idabel, McCurtain Co.
- [S1929] Newspapers.com - McCurtain Democrat, Lee-Higgs; Wedding annoucnement; 28 June 1923; 24 November 2022.
- [S1940] New Orleans Times-Picayune Obituaries, Eugenia Humphreys Lee; Obituary; 10 February 2023; https://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/eugenia-lee-obituary?id=42994094; 10 February 2023.
- [S136] Griff C. Lee Jr Scott Dickson 29 March 1993 6353 C.