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Tom in Villa Spain
This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Tommy Lee, B.E.M., 75 years old, born on February 28, 1936, and passed away on February 5, 2012. We will remember him forever.

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Tracy Baines
February 5, 2018
February 5, 2018
Why can I never find the words to write, Dad when you mean so much? It absolutely baffles me when the words spill out at other times. I think it's because it makes me too sad to remember what we have lost.

A father is such an important man in a girl's life. He is the man all others are judged by. I know you weren't perfect but you were my dad and you put your family first and protected us all. You showed us how to be tender and kind-hearted and that it was perfectly natural to cry when you were happy and cry when you were sad.

It's good to be able to remember all the happy times now instead of always grieving for what can never be again. Night, Dad. Love you xxxx
taryn lee
February 5, 2018
February 5, 2018
I can’t believe 6 years have gone by Dad, I would give anything for you to be here with us all right now. There are no words just that I love and miss you everyday. Sleep tight dad. Number 3, one of the richest kids in the world xxxx
DIANNE LEE-SMITH
February 4, 2018
February 4, 2018
Hi pop can't believe you've been gone for 6 years (tomorrow) time is passing so quickly I'm at university Dad who would of thought I would be there lol, wish you could be here with us all but I know you are around us all keeping us safe I feel you with us especially when we really need you, mum is so strong dad and I know how proud you are of her so are all us girls. Sending you a kiss and a big hug love you Pop from daughter number 2 one of the 3 richest kids in town xxxx
joan lee
August 30, 2017
August 30, 2017
Well here I am in Turkey. not a place I ever thought about for a holiday but we are having a wonderful time, in fact A Turkish Delight, the weather non stop sunshine, the staff at the hotel are terrific and very welcoming....you would have looked like a native in no time Tom .... beautiful brown head etc. , swimming in the Med....knowing all the Staff by name and making friends....just your cup of tea.....I'm sure you are here anyway....'Till'.... 'Yours'...
joan lee
May 31, 2017
May 31, 2017
Tomorrow 1st June 2017 Andrew and Taryn are attending a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, that is 6 years to the day 1st June 2011 when I awoke at approx. 3 am and something terrible happened, I can only describe it as a violent fit of some sorts and both of your hips were broken, you soldered on until 5th February 2012 so we had more time with you. The reason for this message is now we have a happy reason to remember the 1st of June. "Till". "Yours"
Tracy Baines
May 31, 2017
May 31, 2017
Well Dad, what a day to be proud of. Your chest would be bursting out of your shirt! I can see your smile, the tears in your eyes, the grip of your lovely firm hands as you hugged us and held us close. Never a minute goes by that I don't think of you and especially what a wonderful gift you and mum have given us. I hope and pray that I am passing the love, kindness and humanity you both have on to my children. Mum is having to get accustomed to do the bragging for you and she's doing a grand job. You gave us so much, you and mum together. We are truly the richest kids in town!
joan lee
April 1, 2017
April 1, 2017
Well Tom the 30th March 2017 has come and gone...it would have been our 60th Wedding Anniversary on that day....we were all thinking about you ...... also 30th March 2012 was the day we celebrated Taryn QC taking Silk....You missed being there in person by a matter of weeks but you knew about it and we felt you all around us that day...you were and still are a powerful influence in my life....whilst I am writing this I am listening to Ernesto Cortazar and his wonderful music that we both loved and it brings you close....
taryn lee
February 28, 2017
February 28, 2017
Happy birthday Dad. Five years without you and we miss you every single day. Love you dad ❤❤❤
joan lee
February 28, 2017
February 28, 2017
Happy Birthday Tom...you would have been 81 today. Missing your whistles down the Avenue and bumping into you in the Market Place..me shopping and you coming home from your lunchtime pint in the Club... loving you still....
taryn lee
February 5, 2017
February 5, 2017
It's hard to believe you left us five years ago Dad. I think about you and miss you everyday. I know you're still with us in everything we do but I miss your wise words, your healing hands and your unconditional love. Love you dad. Love from no.3 xxxx
DIANNE LEE-SMITH
February 5, 2017
February 5, 2017
Hi Dad, can't believe it's been 5 years since you've been gone think about you ever day and I know you would be so proud of mum and how strong she is, I count my blessings that you were my Dad my Hero till we meet again pops love you, from daughter number 2 one of the 3 richest kids in town xxxxx
joan lee
February 5, 2017
February 5, 2017
Another year gone by Tom.....five now today since you left....we are all doing OK but miss you and will until we meet again..."I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places".....
joan lee
January 2, 2017
January 2, 2017
Well another Christmas and New Years Eve has gone by without you...you have been talked about and remembered all through the year not just on special days...love and miss you
joan lee
July 20, 2016
July 20, 2016
Had a wonderful Birthday Party on Saturday 16th July 2016 to celebrate my 80th Birthday 15th July 2016. Lots of family members and friends we've accumulated over the years.....sang a song to remember you Tom....you are not forgotten. You would be proud of your 3 lovely daughters and their families. They have done us proud.....think about you lots and getting plenty of messages from you....but I am not moving..I am quite happy where I am.
Tracy Baines
July 20, 2016
July 20, 2016
You would have been so proud of us all on Saturday dad. We gave mum a fabulous party but it wasn't the same without you. I know you are watching over us all and enjoying it anyway but it's not the same as seeing see you puff your chest out with pride at what you and mum have built over the years. She's a real star isn't she but then you knew that when you first saw her and said you would marry her - and you did! All the grandkids and great grandkids did you proud too. They are kind, caring and loving and I just know they are going to go out there and make the world a happier, kinder place. Miss you Dad xxx
taryn lee
February 28, 2016
February 28, 2016
Happy 80th birthday Dad. It's the 4th year without you. Always in our hearts and thoughts. Love and miss you so much. Hope you're having a party with all our loved ones up there. Love you ❤️❤️❤️❤️
joan lee
February 28, 2016
February 28, 2016
Tom
Goodbyes hurt the most when the story was not finished.....Thinking of you today, on what would have been your 80th Birthday, and everyday. What a party we would have had if you had still been here with us. I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places......"Till"...."Yours"...
joan lee
February 5, 2016
February 5, 2016
Tommy Lee, you left us on 5th February 2012. Four long years have passed and I still think I'll hear you whistle me down the Avenue like you used to do or that you have just popped out for a pint. That just show's how strong your presence is to us. You were always a force to be reckoned with and you still are.

"Many people enter our lives for just a little while. Others pause and plant flowers in our hearts that continue to bloom forever."

You would have been celebrating your 80th Birthday this year on the 28th February. We will lift a glass of Southern Comfort and Dry to you. I hope wherever you are they have Southern Comfort behind the bar but knowing you, you'll probably be running the establishment "Spirits Are Us" .
I'll Be Seeing You....."Till"...."Yours"......
DIANNE LEE-SMITH
February 5, 2016
February 5, 2016
Can't believe that it's been 4 years since we last saw you, or heard your voice,I miss you everyday it doesn't get easier dad, wish you were still here with us I know we are so lucky to have had all the years we did have some never get that but I wish you were still here with us, love and miss you always X number 2, one of the 3 richest kids in town xxxx
joan lee
January 2, 2016
January 2, 2016
Hello Tom, well here we are at some of your favourite places in DisneyWorld. We came for the wedding of Roxanne and Steven. We had to be dressed in Disney Costumes for her. I can't begin to imagine what you would have dressed in, with you being so shy and retiring. We are staying on The Boardwalk which you so admired when you were here. You would have loved it, but then again you have probably been here dividing your time between Bournemouth and Disney. Love you lots "Till" "Yours"
joan lee
February 28, 2015
February 28, 2015
It would have been your 79th birthday Birthday today Tom. Think about you always and love you forever. Hope you have lots of love around you wherever you are, you have left me surrounded by love here. Thankyou. "Till", "Yours".
Mark Silvester
February 28, 2015
February 28, 2015
Tommy was a great guy...kind and supportive. I came of age through the "Sands" club...it was like a family...these places do not exist anymore - that is what is wrong with the world. Thanks Tommy - and not forgetting Joan and all the others that made a great team - unique!
taryn lee
February 28, 2015
February 28, 2015
Happy birthday Dad. We love and miss you everyday. I know you're with us everyday and taking care of mum. Love you dad. Love from No. 3 xxxx
joan lee
February 5, 2015
February 5, 2015
3 years ago today Tom you left us. We think about you every day and talk about you often. Love You. "Till", "Yours".
taryn lee
February 5, 2015
February 5, 2015
Hard to believe that 3 years have passed Dad. Love and miss you more each day. You are always in our hearts, thoughts and conversations. We know you are still here with us every day. Love you dad from no. 3 one of the three richest kids in town xxxx
DIANNE LEE-SMITH
February 4, 2015
February 4, 2015
Well pop tomorrow you will have been gone for 3 years seems like yesterday love and miss you everyday I know your with us all guarding us with your love, love you pop from daughter no 2 one of the 3 richest kids in town xxxx
taryn lee
December 25, 2014
December 25, 2014
Merry Christmas Dad. Love and miss you everyday. Love from No. 3 one of the richest kids in the world xxxxx
joan lee
December 24, 2014
December 24, 2014
Another Christmas Tom without you. Hope you are watching over us and I know we are all thinking about you. Although you took your eye off the ball when I broke my knee cap, I thought you would have been there to catch me! I'm being well looked after though and feel lucky. "Till". "Yours".
joan lee
November 15, 2014
November 15, 2014
Tom on the 11th October 2014 I fell and broke my knee in 4 places. I have been bed bound and plastered since. I've thought of you often with 2 broken hips and all the many health problems you had, the girls and I didn't regret a minute of the time we spent caring for you, just that we couldn't make you well again. I know if you had been here now I would have been spoiled rotten by you and nothing would have been too much trouble for you. I feel you close and that I am healing and getting stronger because of your prescience Tom. "Till". "Yours".
joan lee
July 27, 2014
July 27, 2014
Just sat here listening to the beautiful music of Ernesto, which we both loved, and thinking of you. Life is Sweet Tom but I miss you.
joan lee
June 15, 2014
June 15, 2014
Another Father's Day and you are not here with your girls. They miss you and love you very much. Until we meet again Tom, love you.
joan lee
March 30, 2014
March 30, 2014
Thinking of you today Tom on what would have been our 57th Wedding Anniversary. What a Roller Coaster, nearly got off a couple of times, but glad I stayed on until the end. "Till". "Yours".
DIANNE LEE-SMITH
February 28, 2014
February 28, 2014
Happy birthday day pop miss you more each day love you sending you hugs and kisses to heaven xxxxxxx
joan lee
February 28, 2014
February 28, 2014
Wishing you were here with us on your Birthday but it cannot be. We have our memories instead and thankfully we have loads of them. I know you are taking care of us. "I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places....."
Tracy Baines
February 28, 2014
February 28, 2014
Happy Birthday Dad, love and miss you. No 1, one of the three richest kids in town!
taryn lee
February 27, 2014
February 27, 2014
Happy birthday dad. It's the second birthday we have had to spend without you but we think of you every minute of every day. We know you are always with us. Love your no 3 daughter, one of the richest kids in town xxxxx
taryn lee
February 5, 2014
February 5, 2014
It's hard to believe that two years have passed dad but it doesn't get any easier. Love and miss you every day. Love from no.3 one of the richest kids in town xxxx
joan lee
February 5, 2014
February 5, 2014
2 years ago today you left us Tom. Missing you loads, think about you every day. You've left us lots of memories which helps a lot. "Till", "Yours"
Tracy Baines
February 5, 2014
February 5, 2014
Thinking of you today dad, as I always do. Know that you are watching over us all as I can feel your big hugs xxx
DIANNE LEE-SMITH
February 5, 2014
February 5, 2014
Another year without you Dad still can't beleive your not here with us I only hope you know how much I loved you and still do love you always and forever Dad, daughter number 2 one of the 3 richest kids in town xxxx
DIANNE LEE-SMITH
January 2, 2014
January 2, 2014
Happy New year Dad, don't find it any easier you not being here people say it gets better with time but it doesn't I suppose we just learn to put a happy face on but the pain of losing you gets worse not better love you Dad love daughter number 2 one of the 3 richest kids in town xxxxxxx
joan lee
January 1, 2014
January 1, 2014
Well Tom here we are on the first day of the New Year 2014 and I have a good feeling that things are going well for us all, it's been a long trek emotionally for the girls but we are still here and ready to take on anything and everything, just the same as you and I did, we got knocked down many times but we always got back up and pulled together. It was always worth it in the end when you look around at our great family. "Till". "Yours"
taryn lee
January 1, 2014
January 1, 2014
Happy New Year Dad. I know you're with us every day. Love and miss you more every day. Xxxx
joan lee
December 23, 2013
December 23, 2013
Just watching White Christmas on TV and it brought back all the memories of the times we watched it at the Cinema and then with the kids. We arrived in San Francisco in Christmas 1980/81 with kids Mums and friends and the biggest White Christmas tree in the foyer of our hotel and White Christmas playing on a big TV. Think of you all the time but today I am feeling tearful and sad Tom hope you know how much you are missed by all of us. "Till", "Yours".
joan lee
July 15, 2013
July 15, 2013
Another birthday without you Tom, missing you. "Till", "Yours".
taryn lee
June 16, 2013
June 16, 2013
Happy Father's Day to the best dad in the world. Love and miss you every single day. From one of the three richest kids in town xxxxxx
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Thinking of you today Tom especially since this is our 67th Wedding Anniversary ….12 years without you. Never Forgotten. You are spoken of and remembered always….. ‘Till’. ‘Yours’
DIANNE LEE-SMITH
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Happy birthday Dad missing you always love you forever, love daughter number 2 one of the 3 richest kids in town
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28th February 2024 - Your 88th Birthday Tom….. FEBRUARY a month that has many dates that mean a lot to you and me and our girls….
Sadly 5th February 2012 you left us…..8th February 1960 you were blown up in a gas explosion and received BEM and Citation from Carnegie Heroes Fund for saving lives. 2nd daughter Dianne born on the 12th February 1964…. We received notification on your birthday 28th February 2012 (you died on 5th February 2012) that Taryn had been appointed a QC and would receive it on our 55th Anniversary 30th March 2012.
Tracy had also written her first book The Variety Girls and the publication date was 28th February 2020. Thinking of you today in your Special Month. Always Loved - Never Forgotten.
Just to mention our first born Tracy born on 30th January 1961.
Dianne born on 12th February 1964.
Taryn born on 4th March 1968.
One born on each month of the year……and I called a halt…..❤️❤️❤️
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