Follow-Up: Henry C. Lee's Ashes Brought to Yangzhou by His Widow; Memorial and Burial Set for Oct. 23
Jiang Xiaping, the widow of Chinese-American forensic scientist Dr. Henry C. Lee, brought his ashes back to Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, on October 18, the Double Ninth Festival, according to DaWan News. A memorial and burial ceremony for Dr. Lee will be held in Yangzhou on October 23.
Dr. Lee died peacefully at his home in Henderson, Nevada, on March 27 of this year at age 87, as GSM News reported at the time. Born in 1938 in Rugao, Jiangsu, China, he moved to the United States in 1964, joined the University of New Haven in Connecticut in 1975 and founded its forensic science program, and established the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science in 1998. He served as Connecticut's chief criminalist and director of the State Police Forensic Science Laboratory from 1978 to 2000, and as commissioner of the state Department of Public Safety from 1998 to 2000. Over his career he provided forensic expertise in all 50 U.S. states and 46 countries, testified in court more than 1,000 times, worked on cases including the O.J. Simpson trial and the reinvestigation of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and authored or co-authored more than 40 books.
Jiang, a native of Yangzhou, married Dr. Lee in the United States in 2018 and accompanied him on many academic and family visits to China. A museum of criminal investigation science bearing his name stands in his hometown of Rugao. In a public letter in March, the family said that, in accordance with Dr. Lee's wishes, his funeral arrangements would be simple, with cremation and no public memorial service; the memorial and burial in Yangzhou were arranged by the family.
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：李昌钰博士肖像（资料图）。照片：纽黑文大学（University of New Haven）官方发布。Photo: Portrait of Dr. Henry C. Lee (file photo). Photo: University of New Haven (official release).
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