Lee Benjamin

The following is being posted by Jen Chin but lovingly written by Jan Farrington: You've all heard about Lee's wonderful qualities, but I'm here to tell you about what Lee wasn't, which is on time. Many of you are smiling and nodding, remembering that she was almost always late. We accepted this quirk because we loved her so much and because she was always worth waiting for. She always seemed puzzled because I believe she really thought she was on time. Much of this behavior involved food and we all know how she loved to cook. An invitation for lunch at one usually meant sitting down at three, dinner at seven, maybe at nine, if we helped. I recall a church member standing at the stove frying donuts for dessert while Lee bustled about the kitchen, finishing the preparations. She was always "almost ready " when we arrived. The important thing is that the food was always delicious and worth waiting for. When we finally pried Lee out of the Kitchen, she was a brilliant conversationalist, informed, intelligent, knowledgeable about so many topics from history to current events, the latter thanks to her beloved NY Times. Again, well worth waiting for. I have a vision of St. Peter standing at the pearly gates with a big smile on his face as Lee arrived, a little late, bearing a pan of shortbread. Yes, worth waiting for!!