Family and Later Years
On August 29, 1942, Gee married Suzanne Corl of Maumee, Ohio. The two had met while both were students at the University of Michigan. They had two sons (John A. Gee III and Thomas R. Gee) and three daughters (Corlann, Nancy and Katherine).
In 1945, Gee became a teacher and athletic coach at Waterloo Central High School in Waterloo, New York. By 1951, he was the athletic director at the school. In July 1955, he was named the principal at Waterloo High School. He received a master's degree from Syracuse University in 1956. He also served as an official at high school and college sporting events.
In May 1960, Gee left his position in Waterloo to become the principal at Cortland High School in Cortland, New York. He served as the principal at Cortland High School until 1977. He was later employed as a code enforcement officer for the City of Cortland from 1980 to 1985.
In January 1988, Gee died at age 72 in Cortland, New York. He was posthumously inducted into the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
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