Lee North (née Harry Lee North, Jr.), age 81, of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away on Friday December 6, 2019. Harry was born January 26, 1938 in Phoenix, AZ, to Harry and Maxine. He married his first wife, Karen, in 1954 and had sons Mark and Michael.
Lee graduated from Arizona State University and continued his education at Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management where he acquired his International Business Degree. This Arizona cowboy began working for the Chase Manhattan bank in New York City. He worked there for several years and in 1971 (9 months after working in Peru), he realized his dream of moving to Brazil when he was transferred to Rio de Janeiro and eventually became a Senior Vice President of the bank.
Years later, after his second transfer to São Paulo, Brazil, he married his second wife, Lily and had daughter, Lynlee, and son, Les. After Chase, he went on to work at Chemical Bank where he was the head of their Joint Venture, then Noroeste de Investimento, Crocker Bank and Banco Comind. He was extremely successful and proud of his International Banking career.
In 2000, he and his family moved to Roseville, California, where he worked in real estate, owned a franchised print job business and finally joined the Hewlett Packard company prior to retiring in Las Vegas, NV.
Lee was extremely intelligent, persistent and hardworking, but also valued the importance of enjoying life and having fun. He led an adventurous and active lifestyle, from bull riding to hiking to scuba diving and playing tennis. Lee took great pride and joy in coaching little league baseball for all his sons, while also passing on his love for cake decorating to his daughter. He loved exploring many different countries and since Lily worked in the airline industry, they were able to travel the world. His humor and wit charmed everyone he met throughout the many phases of his life. He was a remarkable, one-of-a-kind man who lived life to the fullest.
Lee is survived by his wife, Lily North and ex-wife Karen North; children Mark and Lisa North, Mike North, Lynlee and Brad Beckett and Les North; grandchildren Michael and Andrea North, Judd and Amber North, Zachary North, Hannah and Rody Tadenev, Jessie North and Anabelle Beckett; great-grandchildren Wade North, Rose Tadenev and Luke Tadenev; mother-in-law Sung Chow Hong Cheu; sister-in-law Mary Sung de Souza; nieces Renee and Natalie North and nephews Daniel and Fabio Sung de Souza; the Fong family. He was predeceased by his parents, Harry North and Maxine Pierce; brother William North; father-in-law Sung Chia An; daughter-in-law Susan North; brother-in-law Otavio Sung de Souza.
A memorial service for Lee will be held Friday, December 20, 2019 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Palm South Jones Mortuary, 1600 South Jones Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89146. A reception is scheduled immediately following the service from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Palm South Jones Mortuary Event Center.
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