Jeanne Marguerite Lee

Jeanne Margarite Lee was from Lincoln, Nebraska.  She was born on September 23, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois to Bessie and Ruel Fay.  She was an only child but was raised with her cousin Muriel (Grey) Daks.  They grew up enjoying dancing.  At only 16 years of age, Jeanne was dancing at Edgewater Beach Hotel on the Chicago lake front during the era of the “Big Bands”.  She said she loved boys but loved dancing more.  She attended collage at Blackburn College in Carlinville, Il.  She met her future husband, Dr. Leonard  R. Lee, M.D. on a blind date and they were married in 1944 during his first year of medical school at the University of Chicago.  They moved from Chicago to Bethany, Missouri for Len’s family practice.  The military intervened and they were off to England for a couple of years.  They returned to Chicago for Len’s specialty training in Internal Medicine.  They then continued on to Lincoln where Len practiced Primary Care and then devoted full time to the practice of Oncology-Hematology.  They retired in 1984 and enjoyed many years wintering in Yuma, Arizona.

Jeanne was a member of The Cosmopolitan Club, PEO, Lincoln Country Club, Hillcrest Country Club, Yuma Country Club and the Nebraska Medical Auxiliary.  She volunteered for Meals on Wheels and several Lincoln hospitals’ gift shops.  Jeanne enjoyed bowling, golf, bridge, knitting, needle point and playing cards and games with her husband.

Jeanne passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 with her family by her side. She and Len enjoyed a lifetime of adventures loving each other for over 75 years, raising two sons, Jeff and Jon, enjoying her eight grandkids and 6 great grandchildren.

Jeff and Robin are from Adams, Nebraska and raised five kids, Jason Lee of Lincoln, Krystal Lanning (Kevin) of Papillion, NE, Mandy Varley (Dennis) of Douglas, NE, Alexandra Lee (her partner Austin Cosgrove) of Lincoln and Samantha Reinhardt (Philip) of Lincoln.  Jon and Barb are from Lincoln and raised three, Josh Lee (Alison) of Denver, CO, Danielle Lee and Victoria Lee both of Lincoln; great grandchildren Tyrnie, Lillian, Everlee, Sadie, Arwin and Wyatt. Jeanne had a host of family including her cousin Jeanette Burgess from Livonia, MI, cousins Peter Daks (Marlene) of Tampa, FL and Tim Daks (Roberta) of  Monselice, Italy; Dave Barron (Cindy) of Elkhorn, NE, Jeff Barron (Jeanne) of Northhampton, MA, Scott Barron (Leslie) of Ashburn, Virginia, Kate Avillion of State Collage, PA, and Jenny Fishman (Scott) of Chicago, IL and many good friends including special friends Ann Tomhave and Dottie Matthews both of Lincoln.

No service at this time. Memorials to the Coalition for Pet Protection.

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Wind Beneath My Wings

Bette Midler

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
It must have been cold there in my shadow
To never have sunlight on your face
You were content to let me shine, that’s your way
You always walked a step behind

So I was the one with all the glory
While you were the one with all the strength
A beautiful face without a name for so long
A beautiful smile to hide the pain

Did you ever know that you’re my hero
And everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle
For you are the wind beneath my wings

It might have appeared to go unnoticed
But I’ve got it all here in my heart
I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it
I would be nothing without you

Did you ever know that you’re my hero?
You’re everything I wish I could be
I could fly higher than an eagle
For you are the wind beneath my wings

Did I ever tell you you’re my hero?
You’re everything, everything I wish I could be
Oh, and I, I could fly higher than an eagle
For you are the wind beneath my wings
‘Cause you are the wind beneath my wings

Oh, the wind beneath my wings
You, you, you, you are the wind beneath my wings
Fly, fly, fly away, you let me fly so high
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings

Fly, fly, fly high against the sky
So high I almost touch the sky
Thank you, thank you
Thank God for you, the wind beneath my wings

Songwriters: Jeff Silbar / Larry Henley