Ms. Lesley Louise Lane Cantelli

Lesley was predeceased by her beloved mother, Jacqueline Ticknor Lane.

She is survived by her daughter Meg Cantelli and son Jack Cantelli; father, Ron Lane and her step-mother, Pam Lane.

She also leaves behind the children’s father Todd Cantelli, and extended family that includes aunts, uncles, and cousins. Many friends and acquaintances will also greatly miss her vivacious personality. No one will ever be able to fill the void left by her loss.

Lesley grew up in Arlington and Grapevine, Texas. She was a graduate of Grapevine High School. After high school she graduated from University of Texas at Arlington.

More important than noting the beginning of her career life is the beginning of the amassing of her forever friends. Along the way through her adult life, Lesley gathered up a collection of fiercely loyal friends who will carry treasured memories of Lesley with them throughout their lives. She has left nuggets of joy with many people who shared the love of travel, shopping, reality television, working out, and the activities their children were all involved in over the years.

Lesley loved to travel with her friends for girls’ weekends where shopping and spa days were definitely on the itinerary. More special to her than friend trips were the trips she took with her children. She enjoyed introducing her children to the love of UT Longhorn sporting events they would attend with her dad’s family. She loved the memories she made with her family on destination gymnastics meets and adventures for no reason at all except seizing life in places like Florida, on a cruise, or in Las Vegas. She introduced the idea of college to Jack on a vacation to Wyoming where a side trip to Mount Rushmore in the middle of a blinding snowstorm added to the seat gripping excitement of the adventure. Lesley and Meg shared smiles from coast to coast as they had tea at the Plaza Hotel in New York and ate seafood at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. The destination dreams she has for her children will give them a lifetime of continued shared memories as they fulfill that list of places to visit. She thoughtfully discussed how Jack shouldn’t have to go to D.C. with a sponsored group because he deserved to get to spend as much time as he wanted exploring all he might want to see. Lesley contemplated how she might have to let Meg spend extra time at Harrod’s in London so that Jack could spend extra time at the British Museum. Lesley’s dreams are not dreams denied by her early passing, but dreams deferred until her children can live out her legacy wishes. They may, however, have a hard time choosing which one of her forever-home dreams they might even want to consider since she regularly changed her mind as to whether she wanted to live in Montana, Wyoming, North Carolina, or Nashville when her children moved off and started their own families. As it turns out, Heaven is a great forever home.

Lesley would instantly tell you her greatest accomplishment and source of pride was her children. She beamed over Meg and Jack who achieved more than she could have ever imagined for them. She marveled at Jack’s brilliant mind that could crush a Rubik’s Cube record and had the courage to seek out a career school to nurture his interests. She loved being that obnoxious proud mom yelling from the stands as Meg dazzled crowds with her dance skills. She half-seriously joked that anyone receiving her videos of Meg’s dance routine might have to forgive the shaky filming since she would be dancing along in the stands. Both Jack and Meg will definitely continue to make their mother proud. She was overjoyed with Jack’s new involvement with church and his budding potential at academic competitions. Lesley was delighted and nervous to consider Meg’s step into becoming an independent adult on her way to college, but oh so proud to see what an amazing young woman she was becoming.

Everyone who knew and loved Lesley will undoubtedly continue to honor her in their own way. Whether eating at one of her favorite restaurants, traveling to new destinations, keeping up with the latest reality show, feeding a homeless kitty, watching for Red Cardinals, having a spa day, or shopping, none of these things will be quite the same without her here. Lulu Lemon will miss her, but clearly not as much as her family, friends, and beloved children.

A celebration service will be held on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 3:00pm at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home in Colleyville, followed by graveside interment beside her beloved mother Jacqueline.

Everyone is welcome to gather at La Hacienda Ranch in Colleyville following the service to celebrate Lesley’s life.

Jack and Meg greatly appreciate the outpouring of love and support for their mother.

If you would like to make a donation in lieu of flowers, the family suggests two organizations: Alzheimer’s Association www.act.alz.org St. Jude Children’s Hospital www.stjude.org

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.bluebonnethills.com for the Cantelli family.