Hiram LEE

Hiram L. Lee 47-Year El Cerrito Resident Born February 11, 1924 in Oakland and passed away peacefully on October 15, 2010 at age 86. He was a resident of El Cerrito for 47 years. Hiram is predeceased by his loving wife, Phyllis, and is survived by his three children, Jeffrey, Barbara (Steve), and Larry (Theresa); and three grandchildren, Brandon, Alexandra and Megan. Also survived by his brothers Robert, Peter and Carl and his sisters Helen and Grace, and predeceased by his brother David. Hiram received a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley where he was a member of Pi Alpha Phi fraternity. After a 35 year career with EBMUD, Hiram retired from the water resources and planning department, where he had developed numerous life long career and personal friendships. Hiram's life passions included playing tennis, gambling excursions to Tahoe and Vegas, traveling throughout the US and abroad, gardening, coaching little league baseball and high school tennis teams, being a mentor and most importantly, rooting for the Cal Golden Bears. We will all miss his generosity, thoughtfulness, guidance, insight and friendship. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, Oct 22nd at 12:30pm at Albert Brown Mortuary, Oakland and interment following at Mt. View Cemetery. After the interment, please join the family in a celebration of Hiram's life at East Ocean Seafood Restaurant, 1713 Webster St., Alameda. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Cal Alumni Association - TAAP, 1 Alumni House, Berkeley, 94720, Attn: Elena Vasquez and notate In Memory of Hiram L. Lee, or to a charity of your choice.