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Kevin Glessing uploaded photo(s)
Thursday, September 9, 2021
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I am deeply saddened by Lee’s passing. Lee was one of my closest friends. My heart goes out to Lee’s mom, dad, sister, fiancé and all of his family and friends. He will truly be missed. Here are some pictures I wanted to share from when we were young.
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Leslie De Lorenzo planted a tree in memory of Lee Ackerman
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
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Lee was a treasured friend. I am honored to have known him.We had a fun and dog filled drive cross country in 2009. I'll never forget him. Join in honoring their life - plant a memorial tree
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Karen, Abby, & Chris Unangst & Families purchased flowers
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
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Karen, Abby, & Chris Unangst & Families
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We are thinking of you and can't imagine what you are all going through. Our thoughts and prayers will be with you always.
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Juliette Horwitz lit a candle
Monday, September 6, 2021
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Dearest Caroline,
I am so deeply sorry about your loss. The intensity and the depth of your pain as a reflection of your love. I know grief can be hard to bear and can feel engulfing and I pray for you and wish you all the love and healing as you go through this journey. You are in my heart and my thoughts. I hope that, in due time time, you are able to find solace and peace.
Juliette Horwitz
Dearest family members of Lee - please accept my deepest condolences. May his memory be a blessing.
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Jeanne Cavanaugh lit a candle
Saturday, September 4, 2021
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Maureen,George and Jenny it is with a heavy heart to hear of Lee’s passing. My girls and I were reminiscing about their childhood growing up together. Such fond and loving memories of years past. You will be missed and we’re sure remembered as a brave and strong young man. Rest in peace
Tim & Jeanne Cavanaugh
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Marilyn and Don McNamara posted a symbolic gesture
Friday, September 3, 2021
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Dear Caroline, There are no right words to erase the pain you feel. Please know we are thinking of you. Lee loved you very much. All of Lee’s family is GRATEFUL for you, Caroline. YOU gave so much hope, love and and light to Lee.
He had you by his side, and even in the midst of your own heartbreak, you gave much needed validation, support and hope. Your presence in Lee’s life is a gift. The fun, joy and all the laughter that you shared together was profound. Thank you for that. Love and sympathy, aunt Marilyn & Don
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Marilyn and Don McNamara lit a candle
Friday, September 3, 2021
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Maureen, The legacy of your son, Lee, will live on in the hearts of everyone who knew him. We will celebrate Lee’s memory always. The absolute joy that Lee brought into his Grandparents’ lives was a gift! He will be greatly missed, and never forgotten. Like those he loved who went before him, Lee’s soul has moved on, but he will always be with you, his sister Jenny, his dad, aunts, uncles, and all of his cousins, who are so heartbroken as well. Lee’s closest friends and devoted fiancé Caroline are crushed to loose him. I pray that in time, the tender moments and fun memories will fill their hearts. Please know that we are here for you. Love and sympathy, aunt Marilyn & Don
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Tom W planted a tree in memory of Lee Ackerman
Friday, September 3, 2021
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Cathy posted a condolence
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Extending deepest condolences to you all at this time.
Cathy Francis Mittag (my mother, Shirley Francis was a sister to Ken Ackerman. I guess he would have been Lee’s grandfather).
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Charmaine posted a condolence
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
This is heartbreaking. We knew Lee through our group, PMP Pals -- and we knew how tough his battle with this cancer was. In reading about his life, I wish we had been able to get to know the full Lee in person, not just online and by phone, not just talking about cancer. What a vibrant man, so many activities and people (and dogs) in his life he loved and enjoyed.
Our condolences to all of Lee's friends and family. We are so sorry for your loss, for the world's loss of Lee.
Charmaine Skillman, PMP Pals (support and information for appendix cancer/PMP patients and caregivers)
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David Terrero uploaded photo(s)
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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Again, I hope you guys don't mind if I share these two stories about Lee. I think anyone that knew him might get a kick out of these and might shed a bit of who he was to those who didn't get to know him as well, as the core of who he was always remained True. This is a story that I’m sure Lee and I both planned to take to our graves, but I think even though Lee most likely did, he would get a laugh out of me telling you now. A common subject of conversation among me, Lee and our good friend Jay Carney (an inseparable trio for a time) were cartoons of our childhoods and another very common subject were Toys we Loved as children and ones that we always wanted to get. Given that I am a Toymaker now and the other most recent story I shared about Lee also involved Toys as a Centerpiece, I think we brought our truest selves out of one another and that’s probably why we enjoyed being friends so much. When asked how I began making Toys, the story is incomplete without mentioning that the First Custom Toys I made were of my High School friends Lee Ackerman, Jay Carney, J.J. Galbraith and myself in comedically over-muscled bodies (except for Jay’s which was an unaltered Kid Vid Figure). One Birthday, I believe it was my seventeenth one, Lee surprised me with the dream Toy of my Childhood; the Transformer, Jetfire. This started a trend among the three of us as it seemed to have made us finally realize that if we went to comic conventions and saved our money we could actually buy every Toy we had ever wanted as children and we began to do so. In time the three of us had formidable Toy Collections consisting of He-man Figures, Transformers, G.I. Joe Figures, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Silver Hawks, Cops n’ Crooks Figures and my personal Favorite and The Thundercats. We each had our Niche favorites with lee’s being He-Man and Jay’s (I believe) being Transformers. One day Lee and I got together to hang out. One thing many of us may have forgotten from our childhoods is that sometimes when you get together to play with toys with another kid, you discover that your “style” of how you play with toys is incompatible. I’ll confess to you that at that much-too-old of an age Lee and I were each in touch with our “inner-child” and comfortable around each other to do the unthinkable; we decided to play with toys together. I don’t think this was a spontaneous plan that arose out of boredome, however, but premeditated as I had brought over a large number of my own toys, although I may have done so for some other reason. Either way we flooded Lee’s bedroom floor with figures and embarked on an epic “Royal Rumble”, with individual battles between each Toy, with small storylines emerging throughout. Somewhere along the way a storyline came to the Fore involving the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Playmates Figures of the characters “Panda Khan” (Lee) and “Usagi Yojimbo” (Myself). In a moment of Brilliance Lee’s character suddebly and without explanation not only defeated his own tag-team team mate, but slew him… Apparently Panda Khan had somehow become possessed by an entity that made him…Evil! His eyes began to glow red and rather than simply defeat them he began mercilessly slaying all of his friends. Over the course of several agonizing battles and heart-wrenching scenes it became clear to Usagi Yojimbo that he had only one option. This was confirmed as Panda Khan somehow through the haze of his bloodlust managed to say, “You know what you have to do,… old friend” Usagi responded..”Yes, I do... Goodbye my friend” and with a quick succession of moves managed to wrap his calves around Panda Khans head..and broke his neck.. As the dust settled, several heroes came forward to carry panda Khan's Body, to which Usagi reacted violently and shouted “Don’t touch him! Get away from him, all of you!” He mournfully carried Panda Khans Body to a stack of Lincoln Logs, which he lit ablaze and mourned beside, alone. During the ceremony Lee mouthed dramatic classical music. Even living on opposite coasts Lee and I kept in touch more than I do with some friends that live in my own town. Often enough for the important kind of updates or, to send each other awesome new Toy photos from Online, or more recently, for Lee to tell me how much he Loved the new "Transformers: War for Cybertron" show on Netflix. For decades after that night we would still occasionally reference that Legendary Royal Rumble and that epic and tragic battle between Usagi Yojimbo and Panda Khan and no matter how far apart we were, whenever it came up our reactions remained the same; We would acknowledge that day by summoning all of the seriousness and solemnity we could,would respectfully bow our heads, but with a smile and say “Yes..that battle was epic”. I Love you, Old Friend. See you on the other side. ~David
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David Terrero posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
If you guys don't mind if I share two stories about Lee. This is the first: Although Lee and I had been good friends since Middle School, by the end of High School and the period just after, Lee Ackerman, Jay Carney, Fred Simonds and I (often with our good friend J.J. Galbraith in tow) had become inseparable. Lee always drove. One day as we were cruisin' around in Lee's Corsica, we passengers were exchanging stories of childhood Toys that we Loved, or that we always wished we'd had. These were the days before being able to find just about anything on the internet. That's when I shared the bitter story of "Jetfire": how just before I left New York City as a youngster, my Cousins acquired the coolest Transformers Toy that I had ever seen. It was called "Jetfire". It was bigger than the average Transformer, but that wasn't what made it special. It was the only one that could bend his arms and legs in the anatomically proper way, which as a child was a feature I had long dreamed about in a Transformers Toy. I don't remember what I'd given up in trade, but it must have been sizable because somehow I bartered for it and my Cousins agreed that I could have it, but only after after they had a few days more to play with it; To come back after the weekend. In good faith I left my payment. Unbeknownst to me, that was the weekend that my Family and I had to leave for Syracuse. So I spent the next few years daydreaming of the Toy I left behind. I finally was able to return as a 6th grader and I immediately asked about Jetfire, but the Toy was long gone. As we shared our tales of Toys gone by, Lee, being the driver, seemed more occupied with the road and what was on the radio than what we were saying at the time, so didn't contribute much to the conversation and it never came up again. Around six months later Lee invited me over to his house to see a new Freestyle bike he was working on. He raised the Garage door, said "Happy Birthday, Dave" and there, standing proudly on top of a stool in the center of the Garage was Jetfire, my dream Transformer. He deliberately planned this a full month before my Birthday, to add to the surprise. I'll never forget the look on Lee's face and I'm sure he never forgot mine. I'm not sure which one of us savored that moment more. I flipped out with glee but even though he kind of just stood quietly with a smirk I've never seen a friend so happy to see me happy. I really wish I could find words for that look on his face, but I can't.. I'm sure I've had memorable Christmases or Birthdays since then, but to this day that is a moment that's never been topped. That's just one small example of the kind of guy Lee was. A true-blue friend.
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Uncle Jeff posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
My nephew Lee brought me great joy through out his life. His accomplishments we’re earned and his positive attitude was contagious. Memories of singing in my car about road kill with his sister Jenny and cousin Justin as kids from a trip to a water park still brings a smile to my face. The last time a saw Lee and Caroline was pure joy. He was still the smiling laughing kid I’ll always cherish. I loved making him chuckle with that deep haha he had. We always signed off the same way … PACKERS!
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Ray Stoffel lit a candle
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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I am so sorry for your loss. May he rest In Peace.
Ray Stoffel
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The family of Lee Costello Ackerman uploaded a photo
Monday, August 30, 2021
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