Born in Reading, PA, May 3, 1928, moved to Scranton at age 2 and then to Staten Island, NY at age 4. Passed away June 2, 2019 at age 91. Education at Haverford College, PA and Cornell University. Earned Ph.D in Organic Chemistry in 1954. Employed by DuPont for nearly 43 years, retired as Research Fellow in 1997. Loved fishing, gardening, woodworking and tropical and native aquarium fish. Collected fish by netting or angling in Peru, Uruguay, Australia, Canada and many US states.

Obituary (Delco Times):
Lee R. Harper, Ph.D, 91, of White Horse Village, Edgmont, Pennsylvania, former long-time resident of Middletown Township, passed away June 2, 2019. Born May 3, 1928, in Reading, Pennsylvania, Lee was the son of Daniel R. Harper and Dorothy G. (Fassnacht) Harper. After receiving his undergraduate and graduate degrees in chemistry from Haverford College and Cornell University, respectively, he spent his entire working career with the Fabrics & Finishes Department of DuPont as a research chemist at the Experimental Station in Wilmington and DuPont’s facility in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia. Lee vigorously and enthusiastically pursued a number of hobbies, notably the breeding of tropical fish, woodworking, gardening and fishing. His wife (Pamela G. Harper) and brother (Robert Harper) predeceased him, but he is survived by his five children, Lynn, Stephen (Cheryl), Nancy, David, Rebecca (Michael); five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren, and six nieces and nephews.