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Leslie Edwin (Les) Price, 92, of West Grove, PA, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Jennersville Hospital due to complications from COVID pneumonia.
Born in Eagle River, Wis., on May 25, 1928, he was the youngest child of Henry William Price and Elizabeth (Williams) Price. His parents ran a tourist camp on the Wisconsin River and Les gained his lifelong love of fishing, hunting and the outdoors from growing up there. He graduated from Eagle River High School, then enlisted in the Army in 1946-1948, serving in the 88th Infantry Division, the âBlue Devils,â 350th Infantry Regiment, F Company, and participated in the Italian Occupation. He used the GI bill to attend Michigan Technological University, graduating in 1952 with dual degrees in Mining Engineering and Geological Engineering, the first in his family to graduate from college. He accepted a position with the Pickands Mather Company as a mining engineer and worked for them until his retirement in
Leslie Edwin (Les) Price, 92, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Jennersville Hospital due to complications from COVID pneumonia.