Obituary of Leslie Lee

Leslie (Price) Lee a native of Tucson with a career in health care administration, died February 26, 2016 after a lengthy illness. She was 67. Leslie was the daughter of the late Marvin Bliss Price and Claire Price. She was born in 1949 and graduated in 1967 from Catalina High School. Years later, she served on the board of directors for the high school's foundation. Leslie was graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in health care administration. She was among the original organizers of AHCCCS, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. She met her husband, Tom, in Tucson, and they moved to California, Wisconsin and West Virginia due to his newspaper career. Their twin daughters were born in Monterey County, California. While raising her daughters, Leslie worked in programs aimed at helping parents become better parents. Before retiring in 2013, Leslie worked as a program coordinator at the University of Arizona Human Subjects Protection Program. Wherever they lived, Leslie was active in the local Episcopal Church. In Tucson, she was a member of St. Alban's Episcopal Church, where she served on the altar guild. Survivors include her husband, Tom, of the home; daughters, Dana of Tucson and Tessa of San Diego; sisters, Janice Seward of Tucson and Harla Young of Las Vegas and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that honorariums in Leslie's name be made to Amyloidosis Support Groups, 232 Orchard Drive, Wood Dale, IL, 60191. See www.amyloidosissupport.orgFollowing cremation, a Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 4, 2016 at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 3738 N. Old Sabino Canyon Road, Tucson. ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel, is handling arrangements