Lee Steven Nemlich

Lee Steven Nemlich, 86, a resident of Summit Trails Road, Weston, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022. Lee was born in NY on August 6, 1935, the son of the late Bernard and Jeanneatty (Burstein) Nemlich. He graduated from Washington Irving High School in Tarrytown NY, Class of 1953, where he was a standout athlete, achieving All Westchester County and All Metropolitan football honors and was a member of the Brown University Class of 1957 and a member of Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity. Lee was a principal owner of Regan Furniture Corporation, a third generation family business, located in midtown Manhattan. He and his wife, Jeanne, raised their family in Croton-on-Hudson NY where Lee was a longtime, beloved Little League coach. He was also involved with the American Field Service...AFS, a high school foreign student exchange program, and a representative of the office furniture industry to the United Jewish Appeal. Upon moving to Vermont Lee became active in the Weston Recreation Club, was a Board member of the original Stratton Arts Festival, a Board member of the Stratton Mountain Trailblazer Ski Club, a Board member of the Weston Community Association and a decade long Trustee of the Wilder Library in Weston. For 12 years Lee was a Mountain Guide at Stratton Mountain, volunteered at the Weston Theatre as an usher, and was a longtime member of Israel Congregation in Manchester. Lee is survived by his wife of 66 years, Jeanne (Pollak) Nemlich of Weston, children Keith Nemlich (Pam) of Manchester VT, Bruce Nemlich (Else) of Pawling NY, and Mindi Morris (Paul) of Ridgefield CT. Grandchildren include Megan and Chris Nemlich (Rachel), Katherine and Brian Nemlich, Nicole and Matthew Morris (Hannah) and great grandchildren, Ava Nichole and Jayden Lee Nemlich. Lee was preceded in death by his brothers, Ian and Alan Nemlich. A Celebration of Life for Lee will be held and announced at a later date. If friends desire, memorial gifts in Lee's memory may be made to the Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad and the Mountain Valley Medical Center, who take such good care of us locals...and to the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and the Parkinson's Foundation, because research must one day find a cure for Parkinson's, c/o Brewster-Shea Funeral Home P.O. Box 885 Manchester Center, VT 05255. To send the family personal condolences please visit www.sheafuneralhomes.com.