Lee W. Hancock

1932 - 2018

September 11, 1932 - June 17, 2018
Dr. Lee Weber Hancock was born in Washington, DC, and died peacefully in her sleep in Glendale, CA. A Belmont High School graduate and a longtime Silver Lake resident, Lee loved reading, language, and teaching. She earned her BA at CSUSJ, MA at UC Berkeley, and her Ed.D. at Pepperdine University. Lee taught English for over 30 years for the Los Angeles Community College District, primarily at Los Angeles City College. She was active in numerous social and political activities throughout her life.
Her husband of 50 years, Patrick T. Hancock, preceded her in death.
Lee is survived by her children: Robin Hancock Suarez (Ken Suarez), Patrick W. Hancock (Sharron Carter Hancock), Joseph Hancock (Martha Del Rosario Garcia Manrique Hancock), Jefferson Hancock (Sally Carr Hancock), and Carolyn Hancock Knapp (Jeffery Knapp); grandchildren: Roland Suarez, Paul Suarez, (Quyen Nguyen Suarez), Ekisha Jackson, Jemar Johnson, Jefferson Hancock Jr., and Sarah Hancock; great-grandchildren: Marquis Thomas, Stacy Carter, Beatrice Jackson, Tajauta Jackson, Mariah Johnson, Jermar Johnson Jr., Jayin Johnson, Jaycee Johnson, Samuel Suarez, and Louis Suarez; great-great-grandchildren: London Carter and Stacy Carter III; sisters-in-law June Hancock Harvick and Fawn Stoddard Hancock, and brother-cousin David Ransom Rich (Joan May Rich), as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins in the Hancock, Ransom, and Rogers clans, and many beloved friends and colleagues.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the LACC-Lee W. Hancock Memorial Scholarship Fund or your local Regional Food Bank.