Elizabeth Jane Lee

September 6, 2020

Elizabeth Jane Lee, 59, of West Hartford, CT, passed peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, September 6th, 2020 due to complications from terminal cancer. She was born to the late John and Jessy Cartwright on May 30th, 1961 in Birmingham, UK. Jane received a BSc in mathematics from the University of Birmingham in 1982 She married Jonathan Andrew Lee on March 18th, 1989 in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK where the couple had their son and daughter: Andrew Lee of West Hartford, CT and Katherine Lee of Dayton, Ohio. The family’s adventures moved her across the pond to the US in 1996 where she lived in Raleigh, NC until 1997, San Mateo, CA until 2003, Madison, CT until 2011, and then in West Hartford, CT. In each of these homes, Jane nurtured an open and supportive environment which helped her family to flourish. Her extraordinary sense of compassion along with her natural predisposition to care for others led her to become a ‘mother’ to more than just her two biological children, serving as a critical point of support in the lives of many of her children’s friends as well as the de facto ‘team mom’ for her son’s rugby team. Jane’s creative and adventurous spirit is reflected by her diverse career which included roles as a business consultant, project manager, business analyst, and rental property manager as well as positions at Whole Foods and, ultimately, at Starbucks. To each of these positions, Jane brought an extraordinary work ethic and even more extraordinary wit as well as a deep love for her coworkers and customers. A private memorial service will be held at Molloy Funeral Home in West Hartford on Saturday, September 12th at 10 a.m. In lieu of flower, the family asks that donations be made to the Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. Due to Covid restrictions on attendance the service will be streamed at https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/21959866