Leonard S. Lee

Leonard Lee Obituary Leonard Sylvester Lee was born on April 29,1924 in Brandon Hill, Jamaica, West Indies. He was the son of Gladys Jackson Scott and James Lee. He was a very active, curious and determined young man. Leonard began his education in Jamaica that he would eventually complete in Cleveland, OH. As a youth, his step-father, Harold Scott, was a baker of various items including wedding cakes. His mother, Gladys Scott, was a seamstress whose craft included making wedding dresses. Leonard’s teenage life was spent traveling the area collecting money from his parents’ many customers, a job he enjoyed very much. As a young man he moved to Kingston, Jamaica. There he owned his own business, Surprise Groceries, for a number of years. He then sold the business and ventured to America where he traveled to many states and held many jobs. He eventually settled in Cleveland, Ohio where he worked at Addressograph Multigraph managing vending machines for several years. He eventually purchased a business that he named Modern Cleaning and Tailoring located at 820 E.125th Street in the Glenville neighborhood of Cleveland, OH. He served the community there for twenty-six years. To keep busy during retirement he participated in Toastmasters, an organization that teaches the art of public speaking, at the Living Truth Center in East Cleveland, OH. He spent time working at Canterbury Elementary School in Cleveland Heights, OH as a lunch aide. Also, he delivered meals for Meals on Wheels with the Shaker Heights, OH Division for thirteen years. He had a love for flower gardening and growing vegetables in the backyard of his Cleveland Heights home. His corn stalks were visible from the street. His grape vines produced for several years. There was regularly a bounty of tomatoes, peppers and other vegetables. He enjoyed sharing his harvest with his neighbors, friends and family. He was a wizard at playing dominoes. He very seldom lost a game. He enjoyed riding bicycles as well as going for rides in, and working on cars. He made sure to teach each of his children how to perform at least basic repairs on their own cars. He enjoyed helping people, whether it was giving them a ride, a word of advice or making a repair. If he didn’t know how to fix something, he would learn. He was a master at fixing things with whatever he had on hand. He loved being outdoors, visiting nature gardens and just sitting outside enjoying the weather and the shade of his tree. Leonard was the second of six children. His siblings include Esmie Antoine (Victor), of Houston TX, and Albert Scott of London, England. Preceding him in death were his siblings Ruby Chin of Kingston, Jamaica, Rev. Levi Scott of London, England and Daphne Arboine of Brandon Hill, Jamaica. Preceding him in death was his son, Raymond Lee. Leonard leaves in mourning his loving wife, Leonie Lee, children Neville Lee, Andrea Jenkins, Leonette Mitchell, and Lincoln Lee, grandchildren Damon Lee (Rosalinda), Neville Lee, Rayshawn Lee (Fern), Joshua Rice, Monique Dunning-Ogletree (Kristopher), Heather Rice and Brandon Wright, great-grandchildren Jasmine, Camille, Sebastian, Rashawn Jr., Ri’Ann, Rayanah, Kristopher and a host of other family, relatives and friends. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Leonard S. Lee, please visit our floral store. Read More

Leonard S. Lee

April 29, 1924 - March 4, 2023