Lee Zelikow

LEE LANDSMAN ZELIKOW peacefully passed away in Houston, Texas, on Friday, September 20, 2013, at the age of 86. Lee grew up on Long Island, in New York, where she was a gifted student who then devoted herself to caring for her parents after her father was disabled by a serious illness. Hired as a civilian employee of the U.S. Army even before she was of age and given a high-level security clearance, she later deployed overseas to work for U.S. occupation forces in Japan and in Okinawa from 1947 to 1950. Her charms won her titles as a beauty queen and admiring depictions on more than one aircraft fuselage. Returning to America, Lee began a new life in Houston as a wife, mother, and homemaker. Raising three children, she resumed her education, including graduate and other college coursework at Rice and the University of Houston, and became a sought-after consultant on health and nutrition. Throughout her life, Lee was a passionate lover of the arts, especially music, and of foreign travel. After the death of her husband, Nate Zelikow, Lee found new happiness in marriage for the last fifteen years of her life with Ron Morris as well as constant enjoyment in the love of her growing family.
Lee is survived by her children: Philip (and wife Paige) Zelikow of Charlottesville, Virginia; Sabrina (and husband Edward) Engel of Houston; and Robin (and husband Brian) Fontana of Houston; and by her grandchildren: Alexander Zelikow, Carolyn Zelikow, Hilary Engel Kamin (and husband Brent), Natalie Engel, Bucky Engel, Meredith Fontana, and Alec Fontana; and by her husband, Ron. She is also lovingly remembered by her in-laws, step children, step grandchildren, and many dear friends.
Funeral services will be at the Emanu El Memorial Park, 8341 Bissonnet St., Houston, Texas at 12 noon on Monday, September 23.