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My sister, H. Marie (Ilean) Lee Podmore Douglas

Born November 30, 1942

Died February 9, 2004

Devoted sister, mother, and grandmother to the end, we will miss her and her humor.  This dedication seems appropriate because Marie (Ilean) became very attached to her computer and her computer friends on game sites in the past few years.  There were many times when I received frantic phone calls from Ilean telling me that she was "going through withdrawals" because her internet connection wouldn't work.  I would go out to the office at any hour to get her up and running again.  Sometimes I would get annoyed, but then would feel joy that she was involved with her internet friends and that I could help her to maintain that friendship.  I will miss her calls and our meetings on Yahoo Messenger on Sunday mornings.  It won't be the same for my sister Ann, my brother Brian, and myself in our Yahoo meetings.  We Love You, Marie and Miss You.  May God Bless and Keep you safe until we meet again.

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Fluffie Lee:

October 1983 - March 9, 1995

When Fluffie first came to our house in 1984, she was dirty and had little fur.  It appeared that she had been living under automobiles.  She would crawl under the fence and play with Freddie every day.  I remember when Sharon first chased her away; she turned back and looked at Sharon with soulful eyes and melted Sharon's heart.  We are not dog-nappers so we would shoo her away.  After two kids came to our door in April 1984 and took her away claiming they knew who she belonged to, she came back after about two weeks looking worse than she did when they took her.  We had cleaned her up so we wouldn't worry about Fred catching anything from her.  When she came back, we took her to the vet and had all of her shots and the parasites cleaned from her inside and out, ran up a $300+ vet bill so we would have a reason for her owners to not claim her.  She and Fred had a love for each other that many people would kill for.  We still think of her often and miss her warmth and love.  She loved green grass, flowers, and butterflies as well as Freddie.

Freddie Lee:

March 1981 - July 07, 1999

This page is dedicated to my BEST friend who was loyal to the end.  He came to work with me every morning for the past 9 years until 1-1/2 years ago.  Fred, until 11 days prior to his death, performed his nightly vigil of making the perimeter rounds before his family was safely tucked in for the night.  We, Sharon and I, miss him.

The insert (top right) was Freddie's life-long friend and companion until her death in 1995.  He rescued her from the cold and hunger that she had experienced prior to meeting Fred.  They are buried side by side and will be together forever to romp and play in the grassy fields in Heaven.

Bonnie Lee:

May 1998 - October 28, 1999

Bonnie and her brother Clyde moved in just after my triple by-pass surgery.  She was a "free-spirit" and wouldn't stay at home.  Clyde, her brother, needed special care when their mother found that he was a little defective.  Bonnie left the litter to care for Clyde when he was chased out.  They arrived at the Lee home on July 4, 1998 where they were loved by all its inhabitants.  Bonnie and Clyde would crawl into Freddie's bed and comfort and clean him in his last weeks.  Bonnie was hit by a car that didn't stop.  I guess that there are some people who take life too lightly.  We, at the Lee house and our friends, will miss her.

Tina (Clark) Lee
November 1984-April 18, 2002

Tina arrived at the Lee household March of 1996.  She was 12 years old.  The vet tried to warn us that she would probably not live very long because of health problems; congestive heart failure, etc.  Fortunately, the vet was wrong.  We were blessed with her for 6 years.  Tina was a fighter and overcame her health problems, but succumbed to heart failure the 24th of April, 2002.  She was a tiny little Tina and was very affectionate to all who met her.  It DOES pay to adopt an older pet whose original owner cannot or is too aged to care for it.  Her memory still shines in our hearts.  Now, she can play with Freddie, Fluffie, and Bonnie in Doggie Heaven.

Samson (Pacheco) Lee

May 1995 - November 28, 2007

Samson first arrived at the Lee house as a kitten and was chased up a tree by Jasmine.  I rescued Sam and put him outside the fence where he went to live with the elderly neighbors.  After he grew to adulthood, he terrorized Jasmine to get back at her.  After the Pacheco's moved to their children in Santa Fe, he kicked around and would visit for a month or two at a time, but there was no taming him.  He always took refuge here after his fights to recuperate.  After Fred died, he decided to retire to the Lee home where he protected our motorcycles, my office, and the yard from stray alley cats.  Those fights finally caught up with him and destroyed his immune system.  We love and miss him (I most of all because he was totally dedicated to me) he never scratched me when I doctored him and was extremely delicate to me with my heart condition.  When I would nap on the office couch, he would inch his way up the back until at least one paw was tenderly placed on my head or arm and sleep until I got up.