MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mark your calendars because on October 3, hundreds of lanterns will light the sky at a celebration for a man who saved nearly three dozen people from a sinking steamboat on the Mississippi River in 1925.
As the community prepares to celebrate, WREG spoke with the great-niece of Tom Lee about his legacy.
One act of courage can live on for generations. Next month, Tom Lee’s legacy will light up the riverfront as Memphians gather to celebrate his selflessness.
“Hero is a four-letter word but its a big word right? And in the terms of Tom Lee he was someone who saved 32 people in the Mississippi River,” said Charmeal Neely-Alexander, Tome Lee’s great-niece…