Randy Lee

1950 - 2025

Randy Michael Lee was born in San Antonio, Texas to Glenn and Mary Frances Lee. Randy Lee was a man who loved to be with people and talk. He was fortunate in this fact as his primary profession as a lobbyist was a perfect fit for him. He also loved numbers so much, he worked his way through the University of Texas in Austin towards a degree in finance. After graduating, he held his first job as a banking loan clerk in Houston. Shortly after, he secured a position as a clerk for the Business Committee in the Texas House of Representatives in Austin where he met and married his wife, Sherry. For his achievements, he was awarded the position of Director for the 1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Commission. There he gave public presentations and worked with local groups around the state on projects for preservation of the history of Texas. With the tough economic times of the mid 1980's in America, he took a job selling replica Texas historic flags to make ends meet for his newborn baby, Dallas. He was taken on and hired as a lobbyist for Stewart Title Guarantee Company where he continued to work for over 30 years. Moreover, he believed in the spirit of philanthropy and the well-being of all Texans by helping special interest groups in research, education, and people's rights. He made friends in the often-hostile world of Texas politics and in many private industries throughout Texas and in other states. After becoming independent in governmental relations, he launched his own company Randy Lee Public Affairs. During this time, he became a prime facilitator in securing the establishment and state funding for the Texas Tech University Veterinary School. Also, he became an advocate and business development leader for new Ph.D. programs at Texas State University. Randy was an avid fan of just about every collegiate sport UT has to offer, given that it was his alma mater. UT football games and tailgating, at Captain Dan's was almost a religion. And, of course, basketball, baseball, camping, fishing, and golf were his other pastimes. Randy was extremely proud of his Norwegian ancestry and an active member of the Central Norwegian Society of Texas. In the last 18 years of his life, he enjoyed feeding his cows on his ranch in Bastrop County and generally becoming a weekend fixer of all the equipment which he liked to his therapy. There are lots of kind and generous people in the world and Randy was one of them. He loved helping people get jobs, and he helped anyone with just about anything that they asked of him. He was fun to be around, and he loved good jokes. He adored his family; he cherished his son Dallas and had the greatest confidence in him and his talents. And last, but not least, he loved his wife of 45 years who to this day cannot believe that she was lucky enough that he wanted to marry her and stay with her through thick and thin. His friendship was a gift he gave to many, and many will find it hard to find a truer friend.
Randy was preceded in death by his father Glenn Lee, his mother 'Fran' Lee, and his sister Ann Lee. His son is Dallas A. Lee, and his wife is Sherry L. Lee.
Services will be held at Providence Funeral Home in Taylor, Texas on November 1st at 10:30 a.m. with a viewing on October 31st 10 a.m.-2 p.m. He will be interred next to his family at Cook-Walden Capital Parks, Pflugerville, Texas.
Donations in his honor can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America.