Kirby Ernest Lee

Kirby Ernest Lee, passed away on April 23, 2020. He was a devoted husband, loving father, Grandfather and a Great Grandfather. Born in Winnsboro, Louisiana, on September 2, 1929, the fourth child and youngest son of Samuel Edgar Lee, Sr. and Lulu Belle Wiltshire Lee. He grew up in the town of Winnsboro, and was involved with 4-H showing cows. This was a big deal when growing up on a farm. Kirby graduated from Winnsboro High School, in the year 1947. He attended Louisiana Tech in Ruston, LA. In July of 1951, he enlisted in the Air Force, which sent him to Mitchell Field in the town of Garden City, Long Island, New York. It was here that he met Grace Marie Nebiosini, they would marry and spend the next 68 years together. They had two children, Robert Ernest Lee and Joan Bernadette Lee Brigandi. He had two Granddaughters, Rebecca Ann Lee Booth, Christy Lee Brigandi and Great Granddaughter Cecilia Booth. The majority of Kirby's adult life was spent on Long Island with his family. He found his niche in Sales and eventually, Kirby would start a business, "Kirby Industrial Supply". This would be the family business for 20 years and in 2008, the business was sold and Kirby retired. All though, he would have been an amazing detective. He could find the “needle in the haystack". He loved to dance, laugh and enjoyed travel. He loved to get into the kitchen and cook and made a "Mean" Pecan Pie. He eventually would out shine his wife when he cooked a pot of spaghetti sauce. He tried to replicate his mothers cornbread but he just could not quite get it right. He thought college football was the "Real" football and he loved LSU, Louisiana State University. He felt right at home on his boat in the waters of Long Island. In 2014, Kirby and Grace would move to Lady Lake, Florida, where he would live out the rest of his life. His siblings in the order of birth are as follows; Samuel Edgar Lee, Jr., Lucye Lee Brocato and Pauline (Polly) Lee Stitt.