Kirby Lee MCGOWN

OBITUARY DR. KIRBY LEE MCGOWN After a fierce battle with cancer, "Lee" died peacefully in the arms of his loving wife, Marilyn, at his home in the beautiful Blueridge Mountains of Virginia, on January 31, 2005. Born in Clarksville, Tennesse, November 19, 1943 and raised in Beaumont, Texas, Lee served in the United States Marine Corps. After his honorable discharge from the corps, Lee went on to earn his doctorate degree in business, and subsequently moved to Montreal, taking on the position of Professor of Marketing at Concordia University. In 2001, Lee retired and wanting to once again get south of the Mason-Dixon Line, returned to the United States to take up residency in the states of Virginia, home of his greatest hero General Robert E. Lee. Lee was a serious history buff, a lover of the great outdoors, an avid traveller, and enjoyed life to the fullest. He will be dearly missed by his wife Marilyn McGown of Nellysford, Virginia, daughter Hiliary McGown of Toronto, Ontario, sister Kathleen Phelan of Fort Myers Beach, Florida, nephews Grant Phelan of Naples, Florida and Adam Phelan of Atlanta, Georgia. True to his wishes, following a simple family graveside ceremony, Lee will be laid to rest at the McGown family cemetery in San Augustine, Texas on February 4th - "home at last". Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, www.cancer.ca or 1-888-939-3333 would greatly honor his memory and hopefully be of benefit to other's facing cancer. Published in the Montreal Gazette on 2/3/2005