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Lee Vetland, NJ Shop Owner and Former Association President, Passes Away

January 7, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Lee Vetland, owner of Lee’s Auto Body and a past president of the Garden State Automotive Federation, one of the groups that merged to form the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey, passed away on Tuesday, January 1. He was 71 years old.

Lee Vetland passed away January 1 at the age of 71.

Vetland owned and operated Lee’s Auto Body and Pine Top Service in Avenel for over 50 years, was a member and co-owner of the Colonia Country Club, Colonia, N.J. and was one of the founders and a board member of Auto Body Distributing.

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