Henderson LaForest Lee

Henderson LaForest Lee was born November 30, 1941, in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Henderson Lee and to Ann B. Lee. Nicknamed "Sonny", as he was known to many, he entered into rest, Sunday June 21, 2009. He accepted Christ at an early age and joined the New Friendship Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Joseph Culp.He was educated in the Baltimore City Public Schools. First attending Dunbar in high school he later transferred to Baltimore City College, from where he graduated. He was one of three African Americans to integrate the school.In 1963 Henderson joined the United States Air Force serving with them from 1963-1967, traveling throughout the world."Lee" as many of his co-worker's called him, began working for the Social Security Administration in 1967. During this tenure he held various positions. Several of these included the Recovery Reviewer position and providing training for the Class Action Components. He retired as a Disability Examiner, a position which he loved and held for a long time. While still working at the Social Security Administration, he also joined the 135th Air National Guard where he faithfully served. After twenty years of service, he retired at the rank of Master Sergeant, USAF.Anyone who knew Lee Knew that he was a camera buff and he loved taking pictures. He was also a great collector of many things cameras, coins, baseball cards, model cars and airplanes, lighthouse, postcards and old CDs and movies. An avid Star Trek collector, he was also known as a "Trekky".During a previous marriage to Vivian (Perry) Lee, three children were born; Cheryl, JoAnn and Anthony. On June 6, 1997 he married Evelyn Gassaway, after a lengthy courtship. In his union with Evelyn, he also became father to Rochelle, Anthony James and Rosalind Gassaway and grandfather to LaShawn Mercer.He leaves to cherish his memory his mother, Anna B. Lee; wife, Evelyn I. Lee; daughters, Cheryl Franklin, JoAnn Wilson, (Winston), Rochelle and Rosaling Gassaway, and sons Anthony Lee and Anthony James Gassaway, (Mary); grandchildren, Shameka Lee, Shante Franklin, Devon Wilson, Alexis Wilson, Gabrielle Strouthman-Lee, Kennedy Lee, LaShawn Mercer (Devon), Marc Anthony Gassaway, Faith Johnson, Avery McClary; one great-grandson, Michael Lee Maddox; a brother Major M. Lee, (Beatrice), brother-in-laws Howard E. Hughes (Muriel) and sister-in-law Angela Greene (Mike) and a host of relatives and friends. He will also be missed by special friends Kenneth and Bonita Brown and Francis (Mack) McLendon.

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Henderson LaForest Lee

November 30, 1941 - June 21, 2009