Mrs. Agnes "Sunny" Klein Lee

December 3, 1927 - December 23, 2020

Agnes “Sunny” Klein Lee Retired Teacher and volunteer Agnes “Sunny” Klein Lee, a retired teacher and volunteer, died on December 23, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Agnes Williams Klein and the late Daniel E. Klein. Sunny was born on December 3, 1927 and lived on Lynchester Road in the Ashburton section of Baltimore later moving to University Parkway in Roland Park. She attended Roland Park Country School, graduating in 1945. Before attending Loyola College where she received both undergraduate and graduate degrees in education, she earned an AA degree in Physical education from the former Marjorie Webster Junior College. Sunny also took classes at Johns Hopkins University. Her teaching career spanned four decades and included private, parochial and public school assignments. Sunny began teaching at Roland Park Country School, teaching 3rd grade. In the early 50’s she was the Physical Education Director at the former St. Agnes school in Mt. Washington. After becoming interested in Special Education students, she taught in the parochial school system for several years before moving to Ridgley Middle school in Baltimore county from 1975 until 1986. After moving to Cape Coral, Florida, she became a long term substitute at the Gulf Elementary School for 10 years. Working with the YMCA in Baltimore, Mrs. Lee directed a summer program at St. Michael’s Church on Wolfe Street in Baltimore City. This began as a Head Start program and she continued her work there until 1976. While living in Cape Coral, Florida upon retirement, Mrs. Lee became interested in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Lee Memorial Health System. She was accepted into the first volunteer class for the NICU, and from 1985 until 2001 she actively supported the unit, becoming the first chairperson of the Cuddler Program. With approval of the doctors and staff, she assembled training materials for incoming volunteers to the Cuddler Program and assembled information into a printed book with the aid of other volunteers. The Cuddler Handbook described the philosophy, policies and in unit procedures appropriate for premature babies and families. Under her guidance, the program grew from a handful of volunteers to an expanded coverage serving the nursing staff 24/7. Mrs. Lee accumulated 7500 volunteer hours before resigning to move back north to be with family. Her husband, William Lee, volunteered as well at the hospital and they both continued as members of the hospital Auxiliary. In July 1980, Mrs. Lee married William F. Lee, an engineer and contract officer for the Maryland Department of General Services. Together, they travelled extensively throughout the United States, Canada, China, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North Africa. An earlier marriage to Edwin Merrill Anderson ended in divorce. Mrs. Lee’s love for her family was intense and she delighted in having everyone together for special occasions, and especially for Sunday dinners. The later became a family tradition and only stopped when family members moved away making distance a problem. Mrs. Lee is survived by four children: C. Bruce Anderson of Ocean City, Maryland, a retired attorney and current part time magistrate judge for the US District Court of Maryland; Gary M. Anderson, of Lutherville, a retired sales manager with PHH and his wife, Linda; Agnes M. Anderson, of Covington, LA, a sales instructor and manager with AT&T and Richard H. Anderson, of Jarrettsville, owner of two seafood businesses and a restaurant, One Eleven East Main, in Belair, Maryland, and his wife, Lisa. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren: Katherine Anderson Hudson and her husband Sam, of Baltimore; Erin Anderson Holt of Nashville, TN; Sarah Hunt Young of Louisiana and her husband, Nicholas; Whitney Hunt Germany of Louisiana and her husband, Eric; Abigail Anderson Fawcett of Pennsylvania and her husband, Timothy; Brendan Todd Anderson of Baltimore and his wife, Katie; Kyle McLean Anderson of Salisbury, MD; Elizabeth A. Smith of Belair and her husband, Timothy; Darby Anderson Fadley of Baltimore and her husband, Abe; John W. Hunt III of Louisiana and his wife, Kate; David Hamilton Anderson of Baltimore and his wife, Marie; Emma J. Anderson of San Diego; Jillian Elaine Anderson of Jarrettsville and Audrey Lynn Anderson of Jarrettsville. Also Mrs. Lee leaves 22 great grandchildren. Other survivors include her sister-in-law, Hillary Hyde Klein; niece Sally Klein Filling, two nephews Daniel E. Klein,III and Jon Christopher Klein, and several great nephews. A Memorial service will be held at a later date. And internment will be private at the Druid Ridge Cemetery in Baltimore. ************************************************************************* On December 23, 2020 Agnes Klein Lee beloved wife of William Foreman Lee; dear mother of C. Bruce Anderson, Gary M. Anderson (Linda), Agnes Merrill “Sunny” Anderson and Richard H. Anderson (Lisa); devoted sister of the late Sally Klein and Daniel E. Klein Jr. (dear sister-in-law Hilary) She is also survived by fourteen grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren. Service and interment private. Please omit flowers. Memorials in her name may be made to The Lee Health Foundation, (for the NICU Unit) 9800 South Health Park Drive, Suite 405, Fort Myers, FL 33908 or Gilchrist Hospice, 11311 McCormick Road, Suite 350, Hunt Valley, MD 21031 or make an online contribution at gilchristcares.org/donation.