Lee, Sharon Elizabeth May 16, 1959 - December 26, 2010 Sharon was the first of five daughters born to Bishop Patrick and Mary Lee in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sharon was predeceased by her father Patrick on September 26, 2010 and by her sister Barbara in 1969. She will be sadly missed and ever remembered by her loving husband Rama Mkakatu, their son Baraka Mkakatu, her mother Mary Lee of Perth, Ontario and her sisters, Sandra Lee of Pickle Lake, Ontario, Laura Anne Fink (Chris Fink) of Calgary, Alberta and Suzanne Wray (Jeff Wray) of Winnipeg, Manitoba as well as by nephews and nieces, Daniel and Andrew Fink and Amanda, Katie and Bryan Wray. Melanoma may have taken away Sharon's life but it never took away her spirit or her love for life. Sharon lived a full and adventurous life always striving to make the world she lived in just a little bit better. Her work as a poverty law lawyer took her from the Ontario Legal Clinic System to South Africa, where she served as a peace monitor and then as an election monitor, and to Tanzania with CUSO where she met the love of her life, Rama. She returned to Ontario with Rama where they made their home and welcomed the birth of their son Baraka. She loved her work in the legal clinics and especially the companionship of her colleagues at the Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Legal Clinic and the work she was able to do with her clients. She worked hard to bring a sense of social justice to the world through her work and the positions she held on many boards of directors including AVOCA Interval House, Kingston Aids Project, Project Ploughshares, and Children's Resource on Wheels. Sharon's death cannot take away the joy she had in serving others or the profound effect she had on the many people around the world she called friends, colleagues and family. Friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St. W., Perth on Thursday, December 30th, 2010 from 5:00 to 8:00pm. The service in celebration of Sharon's life will be held in St. James Anglican Church, corner of Drummond and Harvey St., Perth on Friday, December 31st at 11:00am. The interment will be held at Elmwood Cemetery, Perth followed by a reception in St. James Parish Hall. In lieu of flowers, non-deductible donations may be made to a trust fund for a memorial community development project in Sharon's name in Tanzania - cheques made payable to Sharon Lee Memorial Trust Fund, c/o Blair & Son, 15 Gore St. W. Perth K7H 3C6 Ph: 613-267-3765. or a charity of your choice.