Mr. Robert Leon Lee (known to many as Bobby Chasez), 71, of Lake City, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015, from complications of pancreatic cancer. Robert was born in Lake Shore Hospital in Lake City, FL on October 14, 1943. He was raised in North Florida by his maternal grandparents, Laborn and Mimmie Lee, and was a graduate of Columbia High School, class of 1962. Robert served in the Florida National Guard for several years after high school. Most of his work years were spent at the Florida Department of Transportation, from which he retired in 2002. He spent his retirement years happily living in the dream home he built in the southern Columbia County countryside.

Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Judith K. (McCarty) Lee, his five children, Robert, Jr., Joseph, Michael, James, and Amy, and their spouses, children, and grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, September 4, 2015, at 11:00 am, at Epiphany Catholic Church with Father Michael Pendergraft officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service, from 10-11:00 am, on Friday at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches (www.youthranches.org); Robert identified with the youth they serve and supported their efforts to mend the broken lives of children. Arrangements are under the direction of GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596 S US Hwy 441, Lake City. 386-752-1954 Please leave words of comfort for the family at www.gatewayforestlawn.com