Andrea Denise Lee, 51, of Shawnee, KS, passed away early Sunday morning, April 21st, 2024. There will be a visitation at Porter Funeral Home, 8535 Monrovia, Lenexa, KS, on Saturday, April 27th at 12:30 pm, followed by a funeral service at 2:30. Interment will be at Lenexa Cemetery, 8805 Pflumm Road, Lenexa, KS, immediately following the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the mission’s organization that Andrea supported: Evangelistic Faith Missions.
Andrea was born on September 7th, 1972, in Kansas City, MO. the third child of Daniel and Lynda (Arender) Lee. She was born with arthrogryposis and had surgery for pyloric stenosis 10 days after she was born. This affected her mobility for the rest of her life. Andrea was the middle child, with three sisters and one brother who all loved her dearly.
Andrea decided to become an Accountant after taking an accounting class her junior year of high school. She received a scholarship to attend the University of Missouri (Kansas City), where she graduated with honors with her B.S. in Accounting. She passed all four parts of the Certified Public Accountant exam in her first sitting for the exam, which was very unusual in the days when all four parts were tested at the same time. She worked as an Accountant in the public accounting field as well as private companies in KS, IN, FL, and NC. She had a large impact on her coworkers and made lasting friendships with many.
Andrea grew up in the Holiness church with her father and grandfather being her primary pastors during her formative years. She loved the Lord with all her heart and did her best to live a life that was pleasing to God.
Although Andrea was always the smallest one in her family, she was also the mightiest. She loved to read and wanted her chocolate every day. She loved singing with her sisters and laughing with her family as they played games on the weekends. Andrea loved being an aunt and always made special memories with each of her nieces and nephew. She never wanted to sit in silence. She might have the radio on while she worked in her room even though she wouldn’t be able to tell you what she was listening to. She also enjoyed traveling and had the opportunity to visit Italy with her sisters last May. She took care of her family in her own quiet way, keeping all the household records and making sure everything was up to date. She is greatly missed by her family.
Andrea is survived in death by her parents, Daniel and Lynda (Arender) Lee, siblings Lanae (Ted) Sabinas, Danny Lee, Debbie Lee, and Teresa Lee, two nieces and nephew Leandra (Michael) Zehner, Wyatt Sabinas and Danae Sabinas, and a very large extended family.