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Lee Hassett Obituary
of Binghamton, NY
Lee M. Hassett, 51, succumbed over a valiant struggle on March 11, 2009. He is survived by his parents, Walter and Sylvia Hassett; brothers and sisters-in-law, David and Rosellen Hassett, James and Leza Hassett, Kirk Hassett, Scott and Christina Hassett; nieces and nephews, Matthew, Michele, Alison, Kirk, Khira, Sarah and Georgia; several aunts, uncles and cousins. He graduated from North High School and Broome Community College. He was very active in the Performing Arts in Binghamton, including time spent singing with the Tri-Cities Opera and Savoyards. He was employed by New York State Workers Compensation.
A life celebration will be held on Monday, March 16, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at Wm. R. Chase & Son Funeral Home, 737 Chenango Street, Port Dickinson, NY. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the time of service. Burial will be in Vestal Hills Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, those wishing kindly consider memorial contributions in Lee's memory to the Tri-Cities Opera, 315 Clinton Street, Binghamton, NY 13905. The family requests us to join them in remembering Lee through www.mem.com to share your thoughts and fond memories with them.
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Memories and Condolences
for Lee Hassett
Deborah Warner
March 18, 2009
Dear Hassett Family,
I am so sorry for your loss. I worked w/ Lee for a few years at DMV. He was so funny! Always had a comeback and definately loved using any line from a movie! He will be sadly missed.
Margaret Semmler
March 17, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with the entire Hassett family during this time.I had the pleasure of working with Lee at River Mede many years ago. Lee would sing in the residents dining room for the residents and staff. He had a beautiful angelic voice. I was also lucky enough to be on his Email and Christmas card lists.
Lee had such a zest for life and you could always count on him to raise your spirits. I will miss the emails he sent to me that always seem to come when I really needed a laugh or a kind word, almost like he could sense what I was feeling. I will truly miss him, but I will always remember him fondly and with a smile. Lee will always be in the hearts and minds of all who knew and loved him.
Kelly McCoy
March 17, 2009
I am extremely sorry for your loss. Lee was a great guy. Funny, smart, opinionated and always ready to lend a helping hand, a shoulder to cry on or the latest gossip. I worked with him at OFB many years ago and was on his Christmas card list, I have moved alot and I've usually been the person he had to track down an address for....but just that simple thing - tells the story of Lee...he didn't just forget you after a few years - once you were a friend - you were always a friend. What else can you say about a person like that? Except that I'll miss him and think of him every time I hear a classical music piece or an opera....something that he made me appreciate. Thanks, Lee!
Gus Carnock
March 17, 2009
My thoughts and prayers to the Hassett family. Lee was a great person and will be missed.
holly waterman
March 17, 2009
I have only known Lee 5 short years but he was a force of nature. He had a spirit I will never forget. His service was truly inspiring. He would be proud. My heart goes out to his family, something he truly cherished. Keep his memory alive by remaining close because he is still with us in so many ways. Our relationship with this truly amazing man is not over just different. Rest in peace buddy. You truly did have a big heart that touched the hearts of everyone that crossed your path.
Kathy Staff
March 16, 2009
I worked with Lee for 7 years and enjoyed his friendship so much. I will miss picking up the phone and hearing him say "Hi, it's Lee". Just the sound of his voice perked me up!!! I loved hearing about his family and his life. No one could tell a story like Lee. I don't think I ever talked to him that I didn't end up laughing. He was so gifted at recounting movies complete with dialogue. I will never see The Wizard of Oz without thinking of him!!! He will be greatly missed.
Donna Edwards
March 16, 2009
Lee will be missed by many people, and my heart goes out to his family. He was such a positive person, I never heard him say an unkind word about anyone. We were co-workers at Worker's Comp., we started together. Whenever I would get a phone call, he would tell me by breaking out in song, "Oh Donna" and I loved hearing it every time, always made me smile and laugh. He was real good at that, making others smile, a caring and gentle person.
Norma Kilbourne
March 16, 2009
I am so sorry for your loss. Lee was a great guy. I worked with him at OFB and he was a pleasure to be around. He would do anything that was asked of him but once in a while he'd say "I'd rather drink hemlock!" We exchanged Christmas cards every year and sometimes I'd see him in the grocery store. He'd also call me if he needed somone's address or telephone number. He will be missed by everyone who knew him. How sad that he's gone.
Bonnie Baker-Duff (Thornton)
March 16, 2009
I worked with Lee at OFB many years ago; he made coming to work a joy! His kindness, compassion and love of humanity made clients, as well as staff, look at the strengths in people and not the negatives. We shared many laughs, great conversations about "hair"... I still have the cassette (!) tape he made me of Amadeus. His imitation of "Wolfie" was hillarious! I am so saddened to hear he is no longer in this life as we know it but comforted to know that those who loved him will see him on the other side. Love you Lee, fondly, Bon Bon
Angela Bagnetto Finley
March 16, 2009
My cousin Chris summed it up very well. Many people loved Lee, especially those in the Bagnetto family.
He was an incredibly giving person and gave much of himself to our family. Even when Lee wasn’t getting anything in return, he kept on giving. He was an incredibly loving human being. Everywhere he went he spread joy. He had an energy about him that could not be contained.
I'm so grateful to have known him. I'll carry his memory with me always. Most of all, I'll try to follow his example in life and treat others as he treated them with love, kindness, understanding and generosity.
Michael J. Steflik
March 16, 2009
Lee was a great friend; truly a loving & generous person. I'll miss his laughter & his sense of humor. God bless Lee & his family-
Kristen Duff
March 16, 2009
I'm thankful for the opportunity I had of working with Lee; so friendly a person, and loving of family and friends. Thank you for raising such a strong man firm in his beliefs and vocal in convictions. My thoughts are with you and look to find strength in the harmonies of the day.
Julie Fuller Marsh
March 16, 2009
I can remember the day I met Lee and we have remained friends to this day. Lee and I went thru alot together with there always being laughter in the mix. We were constant companions for many years and we stayed in touch. We laughed, cried and grew up together and once you met Lee , you never forgot him. I loved his hair......I saw him every time I came home and I'm gonna miss him. I wish Lee's family peace as I know he has now found it. God Bless
Francis "Whitey" Loftus
March 15, 2009
Walt,
My sympathies to you and your wife. My prayers are with you.
Whitey Loftus
christina martinkovic
March 15, 2009
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. Lee was a great man and we will miss him.
Judson Wallis
March 15, 2009
Lee
"It is truly amazing the number of lives you touched with your generosity and warm heartedness. There certainly wasn't any "degrees of separation" between you and others. All of your many friends will miss you very much! We are saddened by your passing, and we sure could use a dose of some of your wit and sense of humor at this time."
SARAH WERNER
March 15, 2009
THE HASSETT FAMILY, I AM SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, I ONLY KNEW LEE FOR A FEW YEARS, WE WORKED TOGETHER AT THE BOARD AND MOST OF THE TIME WE SAT NEXT TO EACHOTHER. I ENJOYED THE MANY CONVERSATIONS LEE AND I HAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY, HE HAD A HUGE HEART, CARED FOR OTHERS AND THEIR FEELINGS, HE WAS ALSO A PRETTY FUNNY GUY ,HE COULD TELL THE FUNNIEST JOKES. I WAS NEVER A MORNING PERSON BUT LEE WAS, HE WOULD ALWAYS GREET EVERYONE UPON THEIR ARRIVAL INTO THE OFFICE IN THE MORNING..I WILL MISS THAT.. LEE LOVED HIS FAMILY AND WE HEARD ALOT ABOUT HIS LITTLE NIECES, HE LOVED CHILDREN. HE WAS ALWAYS CONSIDERATE ENOUGH TO ASK ME HOW MY BOYS WERE DOING AND LOVED LOOKING AT MY PICTURES.... WE WILL MISS LEE AT THE JOB, IT WILL NOT BE THE SAME. I KNOW HE IS IN A BETTER PLACE AND WILL NO LONGER STRUGGLE, AND IN TIME WE WILL COME TO PEACE WITH THAT.....MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY!!!
Michelle Wardell-Ireland
March 15, 2009
I am so sorry for your loss, My sympathy goes out to your family at this sad time. My prayers are with you. School Mates, Shelley
Zeb Ostrom
March 15, 2009
What can I say? This is a truly saddening occaision for me.
Lee and I had been friends since we met at East Junior High School. We shared a love of film, theater and Phyllis Diller. I will always remember the great times spent at his parents home and the time we worked together at then Binghamton General Hospital and were roomates in the middle seventies. This was also the time we performed together in "Camelot" for GoldenHall Productions, and "1776" for NewArk Productions at Xanadu Dinner Theater.
We had lost touch over the years until a mutual friend remembered we knew each other and Lee and I got re-aquainted through email. When I returned home to the Triple Cities recently, I was able once again to see Lee on occaision and know he was the same funny, sweet man I had always known.
I know he will be missed by many people, me amongst them.
Ted & Kathy (Hadden) Bates
March 15, 2009
We were so sorry to hear of your loss. The thoughts of many are with you at this time of sorrow.
George Barrows
March 15, 2009
Lee was a great kid and we loved him from the day he was born. We just didn't have that much time together since I was always halfway around the world. My condolences to the family.
chris bagnetto
March 15, 2009
dear hassett family
i am so sorry to hear about lee's passing. he was a kind, gentle, and generous human being. he was like a brother to my parents and an uncle to my brothers and i. lee was also my uncle denis' best friend. lee was always there for my uncle any time he needed him. lee was like a son to my grandparents ralph and jeanette bagnetto and john and elaine canfield, who have all prdeaseased him. lee was also loved very much by my uncle ralph who also has predeseased him. lee and i went to the movies often. we saw 10,000 bc, idiana jones 4, eagle eye the dark knight and momma mia together anytime we went to the movies lee always treated. everytime i watch these movies now i will always think of him. lee and i talked on the phone often. he called me two days before he died to see how i was doing. that was lee, eventhough he was sick and in pain he always put others first.lee is a true hero i will never forget him . though he is phyically gone i know that his spirit is with us and at last he is free from pain. god bless you lee i will always love you. rest in peace
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