Lee was born on the 1st November 1975 in Southampton, but grew up in Romsey, Hampshire.
He was 18 months older than me.

He attended the Romsey Community School from 1987 - 1992, He then moved up to Eastleigh College. From there, he went on to The University of the West of England in Bristol, where he studied Town and Country Planning.

After leaving University, Lee stayed on in Bristol for a few years, working for Lloyds TSB Bank.
He then moved back to the family home in Romsey, and got a job in the offices of P&O Cruises in Southampton.

Lee had an extremely generous spirit and was a kind hearted individual. He could be quite spontaneous and unselfish at times. When buying a gift (which could be for no particular reason) he would put a great deal of thought into the recipient, and buy them something truly unique.

He was also a very practical person and one who possessed the capacity to turn his hand to anything that he was minded to do.
He was a wizard at solving all sorts of puzzles and rose to a challenge on many an occasion. Flat pack furniture was a breeze as far as Lee was concerned!

He had a number of interests. He loved the countryside, and often took long walks or drives around the New Forest and other parts of Hampshire.
Lee also had a particular interest in German military history and strategy, especially in the Second World War.

At one time, Lee was a member of Romsey Amateur Operatic And Dramatic Society (RAODS), and had recently taken a fresh interest, getting involved with stage lighting during the run of the Pantomime, 'Mother Goose', and local dance school companies that hired the theatre.

He also loved his cars, and was often known by the variety of  unusual vehicles that he ran. He was a member of the Triumph Club, and had also taken an interest in the Smart brand.

Lee possessed an artistic nature.
He excelled in drawing and making scale models. A model of the Titanic was just one of his many notable creations.
He had an amazing ability to produce accurate cardboard models which he made without any reference to drawings or plans of any kind.
He also produced amazing artwork using a variety of mediums. His favourite being normal pen and ink, and the Paint programme on a PC. When using the PC, Lee would complete his pictures pixel by pixel. The end results were always astounding.
Lee possessed a fantastic imagination and in everything he did, he accomplished it in meticulous detail.
It is sad that he found it difficult to recognize his own extraordinary talents.


Lee was an independently minded man. Although he had made some good friends over the years, he was quite a private and insular person.

Tragically, Lee took his own life on Sunday, February 12th 2006. He was 30 years old.

He was cremated on Tuesday, 21st February at Southampton Crematorium. Donations in his memory were made to Smile4rich, a local charity for the Wessex Neurological Unit, based at Southampton General Hospital.

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