In May, 1925, Tom Lee saved 32 people from a steamship disaster on the Mississippi River. Lee, who could not swim and was piloting only his small wooden skiff, Zev, put himself in grave danger to save the lives of others. Tom Lee is a Memphis hero.

Featuring Clark’s Lee sculpture.

Creation of bronze sculpture by David Alan Clark for Chadron State College. Cast at Eagle Bronze in Lander, Wyoming. September, 2011.