LEE, Timothy R.


Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff, AZ Thursday, March 24, 2011 Timothy R. Bitsui-Lee, 22, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011. He was born Aug. 1, 1988, in Tuba City and raised in Flagstaff. He graduated in 2006 from Flagstaff High School. Mr. Bitsui-Lee's hobbies were fishing, camping and playing his XBox 360. He loved working with wood, building shelves and tables, hanging out with all his nephews, nieces and cousins, and going to the movies (he went every week). He also enjoyed playing basketball and working out. His favorite pastime was attending Phoenix Suns basketball games. During the summer of his junior year of high school, he went to boot camp at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He was an active reservist for the Army National Guard serving at Camp Navajo and was on his fifth year with the National Guard. He was employed with the Coconino County Sheriff's Office as a detention officer for three years. He was training to become a police officer. Mr. Bitsui-Lee is survived by his parents, Glenda and Kevin Lee; brothers Bryan (Rayletta) and Brandon; sisters Tamara, Kyla and Madison; maternal grandparents Raymond and Clara Butler; and paternal grandparents Harry and Lorraine Williams. Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Christ's Church of Flagstaff, 3475 E. Soliere Ave., in Flagstaff. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made at any Wells Fargo Branch to Kevin Lee, account No. 2681180960. Condolences can be left for the family at www.norvelowensmortuary.com. Norvel Owens Mortuary is handling arrangements.