Capt Leonard B. Tripp, one of the best known inspectors in the Customs Service here, dropped dead Saturday night of heart disease in the ofiice of Dr Blanchard, on Marlboro st; a few minutes after he entered *to consult (with the physician regarding his condition. The news of his sudden passing was a shock to “his associates, although it was known that «he had never fully recovered from an attack of influenza suffered in France during the war..
The funeral will take place today, with services at Waterman’s Chapel, Commonwealth Av and Beacon st, at 12:15 o’clock. Burial will be in Gray, Me. The deceased leaves a Wife, two sons, and two brothers, Charles F. Tripp, attached to the prohibition unit, and Herbert Tripp, Who lives in Gray.
Born in this city August 17, 1875. Captain Tripp had lived here practically all his life. He served in the regular Army from 1898 to 1907, seeing service in the Spanish War. He was appointed to the Customs in January. 1909, and in 1917 was granted a leave of absence, being commissioned a captain in the Quartermaster Corps. In February, 1918, he went overseas, being stationed at Nantes, France, and the following year returned to resume his duties in the Customs service.
[unidentified publisher; Nov 1925]
Capt Leonard B. Tripp, one of the best known inspectors in the Customs Service here, dropped dead Saturday night of heart disease in the ofiice of Dr Blanchard, on Marlboro st; a few minutes after he entered *to consult (with the physician regarding his condition. The news of his sudden passing was a shock to “his associates, although it was known that «he had never fully recovered from an attack of influenza suffered in France during the war..
The funeral will take place today, with services at Waterman’s Chapel, Commonwealth Av and Beacon st, at 12:15 o’clock. Burial will be in Gray, Me. The deceased leaves a Wife, two sons, and two brothers, Charles F. Tripp, attached to the prohibition unit, and Herbert Tripp, Who lives in Gray.
Born in this city August 17, 1875. Captain Tripp had lived here practically all his life. He served in the regular Army from 1898 to 1907, seeing service in the Spanish War. He was appointed to the Customs in January. 1909, and in 1917 was granted a leave of absence, being commissioned a captain in the Quartermaster Corps. In February, 1918, he went overseas, being stationed at Nantes, France, and the following year returned to resume his duties in the Customs service.
[unidentified publisher; Nov 1925]
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