Lee was born June 29, 1938 in Orange, New Jersey to Roy and
Jane Smith. He received a degree from Texas Tech in mechanical engineering. He
met his wife Sherry in Houston, TX and together they moved to California where
they got married and raised two daughters. Lee worked for Rockwell
International in aerospace for 30 years before his retirement. He was actively
involved in Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, was an avid golfer and bridge
player, and had a passion for dogs.
Lee is survived by his devoted wife of 49 years, Sherry
Smith; daughter Sherolyn Duckworth and her husband, Mike and granddaughters
Madison and Jessica of Manhattan Beach; and daughter Robin Westmoreland and her
husband, Wes of Long Beach. He is also survived by brother-in-law Buck Crook
and his wife, Janet and nephews Ryan and A.J. of Los Alamitos. Lee was a loving
husband, father, papa, brother-in-law, and uncle.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 29th
at 1:00pm at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Los Alamitos. In lieu of
flowers, memorial gifts may be made in Lee’s name to the American Cancer
Society www.cancer.org or Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church www.gspc.org.
Alfred Ellis Sanders, Jr.
Obituary from the Bryan-College Station Eagle
December 16, 2937 – July 28, 2012
Alfred Ellis Sanders, Jr., 74, of Midway, Texas, passed away
Saturday, July 28, 2012 at the Veteran's Hospital in Temple, Texas, of natural
causes.
He was born in Houston, Texas on December 16, 1937 to Alfred
Ellis Sanders, Sr. and Anne Sanders (Fisher).
Proud USMC Veteran, Engineer, Educator, Pilot, Motorcyclist,
Builder, Ranch hand, Salesman, Entrepreneur, Autodidact, Patriot and above all,
Texan. He traveled the entire world, accomplished much, both great and small,
and touched the lives of hundreds of people. He was the toughest, most generous
and most irrepressible man we've ever known. Fred Sanders was a force of
nature, and the world was changed by his hand. May he rest in Peace.
He is survived by his son, David Sanders; and grandsons, Ian
Sanders and Trevor Sanders.
He will live on in our hearts forever.
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