 Lee Sand
May 1, 1937 - May 23, 2020 Levinus A. "Lee/Lovie" Sand passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Lee was born at home, on the family farm, on May 1, 1937 in New Munich to Peter and Elizabeth (Thull) Sand. During his teenage years, Lee played baseball with the New Munich Amateur Team. After high school, Lee proudly served in the US Army where he was a sharpshooter and received the Good Conduct Medal. Lee returned home and began playing amateur baseball with the Greenwald Cubs. He married Rita M. Diederichs on November 24, 1965 at St. Mary's Cathedral in St. Cloud. He lived in St. Cloud all of his married life and was employed at Apollo High School for 32 years. He was a member of St. Anthony's Parish and the Lake Henry American Legion Post #612. He also served on the Minnesota Stearns County League. Lee was inducted into the Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
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