Lee Paul Van Doren

Lee was born July 5, 1925 to Raymond & Pauline Van Doren and grew up in Wiley City attending schools in West Valley and graduated from Yakima High School in 1953.

Lee was an educator, taught and coached for 10 years at Summitview Elementary before moving to the Yakima School District in 1967. He was at Whitney Elementary for many years before finishing his career at Wilson Middle School.

He was a member of the Army Reserves for seven years and a member and officer of the West Valley Fire Department for forty years. He was a lifetime member of NEA and had been active in Retired Teachers and a life time member of WEA.

Lee was a beloved husband and uncle. He is survived by his loving wife, Virginia; a sister Louise, her husband Wayne Worby, and their children, Lisa & Cody Freeze and Brad & Michelle Worby; sister-in-law Ellen Shalton, her children Angela Richardson & Julie Layman; sister-in-law Mary Deviny, her husband Jim, their children Chris & Greg Deviny and Susan Hinds; brother-in-law John Schmella, wife Sandy, their children Stewart Schmella & Tiffany Friday; nephews Andrew & Alex Richardson, Michael & Jacob Layman, Thomas Worby and Weston Freeze; and nieces, Anna Richardson and Emily Freeze.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Pauline Van Doren, and his nephew Patrick Deviny.

Lee was a very loving and generous “grandfather” to the Richardson and Layman children.

He was a member of Holy Family Church and one of its strongest supporters.

A Vigil will be 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Keith & Keith Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday March 7th at Holy Family Church with burial following at Calvary Cemetery. To share a memory of Lee, visit www.keithandkeith.com