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STAINED GLASS ARTIST
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Born: 12/7/1899, Died: 9/29/1983 Born in Pittsburgh to William and Anne (Lee) Willet, Henry Lee Willet moved to Philadelphia with his parents at the age of 12. He was educated in the Pittsburgh public schools, and at Chestnut Hill Academy after his arrival in Philadelphia, before studying at Princeton University and in the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He learned the art of stained glass in his father and mother's studio, and through research into European methods.Willet became president of the family firm in 1930, and expanded it from a relatively small enterprise to one that was purportedly one of the largest in the country. He retired in 1965, turning over his position at the head of the business to his son, E. Crosby, although the elder Willet became chairman of the firm's board at that point, and continued to hold that position until his death. Willet was an honorary member of the AIA, and served as president of the National Conference on Religious Architecture and, during World War II, of the American Stained Glass Association. Willet was active in local government and religious organizations, serving as a Montgomery County, PA commissioner for fourteen years, and as treasurer, trustee and ruling elder of the Flourtown Presbyterian Church. He was also a member of the National Presbyterian Board of Christian Education and and a commissioner to the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church. Willet was also an active member of the Fairmount Park Art Association, the Philadelphia Art Alliance, and other arts organizations.
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