Violette Michelle Lee

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day; and not me only, but all them also that love his appearing." 2 Timothy 4:7-8 Violette Michelle Lee was born in New Orleans on June 26, 1958, the youngest of six siblings born to the late Roosevelt Lee, Sr. and Rachel Robinson Lee. On the afternoon of Friday, May 15, 2020, God sent an angel to escort His beautiful child to the heavenly gates. Violette was reared in a God-fearing home, and at the age of 17, she accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and was baptized at Hill of Zion. Violette graduated from George Washington Carver High School in 1975 and shortly after, she attended Delgado Community College. From 1982 until 1994, Violette worked for the United States Department of Agriculture in the robotics division and met many lifelong friends. She then became a Caregiver at Gilda’s Preschool Academy from 1996 until 1998 with her last job in New Orleans being an Administrative Assistant at the Orleans Levee Board, where she was employed until August 2005. Following Hurricane Katrina, she relocated to Oxon Hill, Maryland, joining family that relocated some 30 years earlier. She began working with Southern Management Corporation in January of 2006, where she was a proud team member at Oxon Hill Village Apartment Homes for 14 years. In 2014, she became a member of Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia. She served in several ministries, including Discipleship Group 4 and the Carpenter’s Shelter. She also supported the Sanctified Symphony Orchestra in many administrative functions. Violette had a sharp mind and a creative flair and loved to make people happy with her generosity and love. Family and friends alike will always have memories of her cooking prowess from the numerous New Orleans inspired meals to her one of a kind creations that she shared with loved ones. She loved to entertain, while eating, dancing, listening to music and cheering for the New Orleans Saints. Spending time with family was Violette’s greatest pastime. She is preceded in death by her parents Roosevelt Sr. and Rachel, brother Robert, sister Carolyn and brother Roosevelt Jr. (Joan) of Fort Washington, Maryland. Left to cherish her memories are her two children Tahirah and Jamal; brother Ellis (Edna) of Mitchellville, Maryland; brother Dennis and his wife Gwendolyn of New Orleans, LA, who also was not only a sister-in-law, but a best friend and as she said “ride or die” who could not be closer if they were related by blood; three grandsons Taft, Tre’Vaughn and Tyrique, and one granddaughter Leah; a host of nieces, and nephews; and special friends fondly known as “The Crew”. Services will be held on Saturday May 30, 2020 at Pope Funeral Homes 5538 Marlboro Pike Forestville MD 20747 Viewing 9:00 am Service 11:00 am Interment Private Service will be streamed on Pope Website.

Violette Michelle Lee

June 26, 1958 - May 15, 2020