David Crary Lee

October 25, 1964 – March 27, 2018

David Lee of Lewisville, TX passed away on March 27, 2018, after a valiant battle with cancer. He is survived by his beloved family – wife Susan James Lee; three children, Katherine Ann Lee, Michael James Lee, and Kristen Devine Lee; and brother, Richard Cameron Lee (Kristy Towry). He joins his parents, Richard Duane Lee and Natalie Ann Kisor Lee and his brother Christopher Kisor Lee, in eternity.

David was born in Ann Arbor, MI, the third of three boys and child to two teachers. He spent most of his childhood in Hartland, MI, and was a proud graduate of the University of Michigan. Go Blue! Hail to the Victors! After college, he took a job in management at the Ypsilanti Radisson, where he met a cute red-headed catering manager and fell in love with Susan James. They soon were married and had their first red-headed baby, Katherine. The young family moved to Ithaca, NY, where he received a graduate degree in finance from the Hotel School at Cornell University. The Lees returned to Susan’s home in Texas and David began his career as a finance executive in the hotel / real estate industry. “The Twins,” Michael and Kristen made the family complete.

David was a force to be reckoned with. He was strong, organized, funny, and damn stubborn. He loved poker, boating, golf, roller coasters and a great single-malt scotch. He loved movies and he and his brother Cam could talk for hours in nothing but movie lines. It was their own secret language. His family of “crazy redheads", as he often called them, was the center of his universe and nothing made him happier than taking care of them. But he was also willing to sacrifice his pride to act goofy and make them laugh.

David Lee is gone too soon, but his children are his legacy. We will miss him forever and we will carry his love with us until we join him.

A celebration of David’s life will be held on April 14, 12:30 pm, at Sparkman-Hillcrest Funeral Home, 7405 West Northwest Highway, Dallas, TX.

If you wish to honor David’s life with a gift, the family requests donations to:

Head and Neck Cancer Alliance

PO Box 21688

Charleston, SC 29413

www.headandneck.org