Fay Huie Lee was born in Brooklyn, NY on Aug. 25, 1935 and died in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Sept. 11, 2018. Born to Chinese immigrant parents, Fay remained a proud New Yorker - with the Brooklyn accent to match - all of her life. She graduated from James Madison High School in 1953 and received a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Pratt Institute in 1956 and a Master of Arts in 1959 from New York University. She worked as a designer for Andrew Geller Shoes in New York City and then as a home economics teacher in Buffalo, New York. In her later years, she was an office manager, interior designer, real estate agent, and travel agent.
Fay had three daughters (Laurel Lee-Alexander of Monterey, Kristen Lee of Mountain View, and Erika Lee of Minneapolis) with her former husband Dr. Howard Lee and moved to Orinda in 1971. Fay was a creative and multi-talented artist who was active in the Calligraphy Guild and the Orinda Arts Council. She moved to Rossmoor in 2000. Fay is survived by her older sisters, brother-in-law, three daughters, her sons-in-law and five grandchildren. She was loved, cherished, and admired by her family and will be greatly missed.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA