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Restless after retirement, Lee became a volunteer ambassasador for the then-new
“Sun City Georgetown” development.
center, known as the “Roadrunner,”
often was utilized when the president
traveled in motorcades. An extended
van designed for greater mobility, Lee
remembers one hair-raising motorcade
on the high-speed roads of the German
autobahn which may have taken years
off his life.
Although working at the White House
was something Lee regarded as a
privilege, the assignment was not
without its downsides. Because of the
sensitivity, he had to maintain his
private life absolutely without blemish
- even a traffic violation could be grounds
for losing his position. The constant
travel was hard on his family and,
because he was working outside of his
trained technical field, there were fewer
potential promotions for him to consider.
After 24 years in the Air Force, Lee
found he had no desire to face another
presidential campaign year, much less
one with even more than the usual
amount of travel. He retired as a Master
Sergeant.
Lee’s government service didn’t end with
the Air Force, however. For the next 12
years, he worked for the Department of
the Treasury, managing satellite com-
munications with the government of Sau-
di Arabia and visiting their capital city,
Riyadh, several times. Though quite far
from home, Lee spent most of his off-duty
time on the American compound due to
complex cultural requirements associ-
ated with sightseeing in Saudi Arabia.
In 1997, Lee and his wife relocated to
Sun City to be closer to his sons in San
Antonio and to escape the cold and snow
in Maryland. Always active, Lee found
he couldn’t spend his retirement years
just sitting around and playing golf. He
signed on as a volunteer ambassador
for the then-new development, greeting
potential residents, driving them
around Sun City and Georgetown, and
answering their questions about what it
was like to live in such a place. Seventeen
years later, he is still an advocate. “This
community makes my wife happy,” says
Lee. “The place looks nice, and there are
great people here.”
