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WARREN -- Dr. Lamberto T. Lee MD, 84, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, after a sudden illness. He was surrounded by his loving extended family, his wife, Nancy Cashmir Lee; daughters, Kimberly Horton-Willett (Sarah), Kelly Fields (Kodiak), Laurie Meixelberger (Shawn), and Kaymoura Werner (Vince); sons, Lamberto Lee II (Lacey), Alan Lee (Susan), Clint Satterthwaite (JoAnn) and Steve Satterthwaite (Vanessa); 25 grandchildren and great-grandchildren; as well as his siblings, Lilia Lee Ang, John Lee, Josefina Lee Chong, Carmen Yu, Joaquin Lee and Manual Lee.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Simeon Timiong and Gloria Tee Eng Bee; and wife, Cheryl Moore.
The family would like to extend an invitation to those who would wish to pay their respects and celebrate his life, at a service beginning with family receiving friends from 11:30 a.m. until service time, 1 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 2024, at Carl W Hall Funeral Home, 533 N. Park Ave., Warren. Please do not send flowers, but feel free to make a donation to the American Heart Association.
Dr. Lee was a big part of the Trumbull County medical community, serving as a family doctor for over 30 years. Well-liked and respected by colleagues and patients, Dr. Lee believed strongly in the Hippocratic oath, serving many patients with care and respect, and volunteering his services to families who could not afford necessary treatments. He was kind, gentle and always had a joke or story. He could be heard coming down the halls of Trumbull Memorial Hospital, singing songs and spending time getting to know and care for generations of families.
Born in Tigaon, Camarines Sur, Philippines, third in a family of seven, he was drawn to medicine when his sister had an allergic reaction and he had to run miles for the medical assistance which saved her life. He knew then it was his calling and he worked tirelessly to afford an education. He graduated with an associate of art degree from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines and followed with a medical degree from the same institution, graduating In the top five of his class - a "Top Notcher" - which gave him the opportunity to continue his studies in the U.S.
After an internship in Manila, he moved to the United States and interned at St. Vincent's Medical Center (NYC), followed by residences at Brooklyn Cumberland Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, Trumbull Memorial Hospital and a Fellowship in Oncology at Maumee Valley, Toledo; he passed his boards with honors in 1970.
After completing his studies, he married Shirley Horton, with whom he had three children, and settled in Warren. He established a private practice as an internist with a subspecialty in cardiology which he enjoyed for over 30 years.
Over the span of a 30-year marriage to Cheryl, they saw the addition of three more children, active involvement at Bazetta Christian Church, his well-earned retirement, a five-year move to Fort Myers, Florida, and the return to this area, which was his home for most of his adult life.
Ten years ago, he met and married Nancy and found great joy in slowing down -- riding bicycles through the park, ballroom and country dancing, lovely lunches at his beloved Wendy's for a chat and Frosty. He has enjoyed an active social life -- lots of dancing, traveling the globe, laughing and the extension of family and many friends.
Dr. Lee loved tennis, golf, ping pong, a good cowboy movie, binge-watching TV like the Lethal Weapon series and listening to music (and making up lyrics) ranging across all genres. He loved to 'walk the mall' in a competition with himself to hit his 'required steps' and spent much of Covid driving Nancy crazy with constant walking up and down the hallway and practicing dance steps in front of the mirror. He loved a good tango, a tennis game with friends, dancing with a child on his feet whilst belting 'Blueberry Hill' or 'My Way' at the top of his voice.
Generous of spirit and kind of heart, he was proud to be a part of his community; and most of all, he was proud of the family he loved with all his heart.
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