Lee Peter Graham

1963-2018

09/01/1963 – 12/11/2018

Passed away in hospital after a short illness

Late of Bilpin

Lee Peter Graham who was also know as “Lee Lee,” or “Leroy” and later known as “Lolley Lee”

Born on Wednesday  9 January 1963, the middle child of Violet and Eric Graham.

Lee began his education at Abbey Wood Primary school and later graduating from Miller High.

As a young boy his interests and hobbies included tinkering with things, small engines, bikes and protecting his younger sister.

Lee’s first job at the age of 15 was a delivery boy, he delivered (Crystals) soft drink.

In 1989 Lee married Gillian Clark, a few years later they divorced.

Special stories

Lee was Michaela’s big brother and he always looked out for her. One time after school a group of girls decided that it would be fun to bully her. Lee was not going to stand for this, so after school he stayed back and hid from everyone, when the bullies thought that Michaela was alone they started to attack. Out of nowhere Lee jumped out and put those bullies in their place. Michaela was never bother by anyone again. Lee was that type of brother he was always there to protect her.

Lee always liked to tinker with mechanical things and one day he found a old generator that you wind the handle and it produced power, his older sister Kim was giving him and Michaela grief so Lee decided to get revenge. Lee wired the generator up to his bedroom door handle and placed a piece of aluminum foil on the entry way of his bedroom floor. While Michaela called out to Kim from Lee’s room, Lee was madly winding the handle of the generator waiting for Kim to enter. As Kim entered the room stepping on the foil and holding the door handle she received 120 volts up her arm and down her legs leaving Lee and Michaela killing themselves laughing.

In 1998 Lee joined a 10 pin-bowling league, Lee’s team needed an extra player so Lee brought Michaela to be a part of the team. This is where Michaela met her lifetime partner Neil and eventually they had a son Taylor, Lee’s nephew who he idolized and treated him like his own son teaching him how to ride motorbikes.

How Lee got the nick name Lolley Lee – Taylor was 3 and half and went to have his first sleep over at his uncles, Lee came over and picked Taylor up and took him to his home much to Taylor’s surprise Lee had a shop with lots of treats and goodies. Taylor had been there before but never realized that Lee was the owner.

Lee took Taylor into the shop and got him to pick all the junk food he wanted for the weekend because they were going to be bachelors for the weekend and bachelors can do what ever they want.

That night Taylor phoned his mum to let her know that he was going to party all night cause his uncle Lee had all these lollies and he said I’m going to call him Lolley Lee.

Lee taught Taylor about the tooth fairy, one weekend while he was staying at Lolley Lee’s place he lost his first tooth. Lee had Taylor put his tooth under his pillow as the tooth fairy will come and take it and leave him some money for the tooth.  Taylor did what he said and the next morning the tooth fairy left some money under his pillow…Taylor called his mum in the morning mummy mummy Lolley Lee’s tooth fairy took my tooth and left me $50.00.