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2005-03-13 11:16:45 ET Lee Anne McTee, M.D. 1949-2005 Lee Anne McTee accepted her promotion to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on Feb 23. Dr. McTee was born in Mandan, ND on December 13, 1949. She spent her childhood in North Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado, graduating from Lakewood, CO High School in 1967. After attending the CO School of Mines for one year, she married Richard Addison in December 1968 and became a mother and housewife, moving her family around the world to places such as Guyana, Portugal, Australia and Dominican Republic to support her husband’s employment as an mining engineer. Lee Anne returned to her education in the 1980’s, receiving a B.A. in Psychology from Colorado University, Denver, in 1989. She went on to earn her M.D. from the College of Medicine, Wisconsin in 1994, after which her love of children led her to specialize in pediatrics. Doctor McTee moved to Arizona in 1998 after accepting a position at the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, where she was seen almost daily, riding to and from the job on her motorcycle. After being diagnosed with multiple myeloma, she moved to Tucson to be close to the University Medical Center where she was treated. Lee considered her service to the Apache people the high point of her working life and she had a great love in her heart for all her “kids” and their folks and was saddened that her health prevented her from serving them. In December 2002, Lee Anne married her childhood sweetheart from Wyoming, Allan Mitchell McTee, after not seeing each other in 40 years. She then set a goal to learn to drive a big rig so she could travel the country with her husband as his co-driver. Unfortunately, her health only allowed for a few months of trucking and she became a home body, where she spent her time knitting many beautiful items and managing the couple’s household in Tucson. Other interests included Indian art, jewelry and pottery, music, baking, motorcycling, collecting angels and Bible reading. She regularly attended Calvary Chapel, Tucson and Faith Baptist Church, Huachuca City. Besides her husband, Lee Anne leaves her parents, Rex and Anne Abelein of Lakewood, CO; sons Jason Addison (Wendy) of HI; Mark Addison (Stephanie) of CO; Tom Addison of CO; and Paul Addison (Suzanne) of Tucson; sister Michal Costello (Jim) of CA’; and brothers Greg Abelein (Monicka) and Nathan Abelein (Merrelynn) of CO. She also had many nieces and nephews and a multitude of other young people who considered her to be “Mom.” Arizona services will be held at Faith Baptist Church, 200 Yuma St., Huachuca City, AZ at 2:00 PM, March 5. Her biker friends are invited to participate in a memorial ride escorting her ashes to Huachuca City beginning at her home on 100 N. Silverbell at 11:30 AM. A memorial service in Colorado will be held on May 17. Her wish was for her ashes to be returned to Meeteetse, WY, which she considered the happiest place from her childhood. Her husband and family wish to express their gratitude to the many, many people; patients, colleagues and friends, who Lee Anne touched with her life and who have expressed their love and support. God’s great love radiated from her beautiful spirit for all to see. |
