Bud Lee, 74, of Plant City, died June 11, 2015.
Mr. Lee was born in White Plains and raised in Scarsdale, New York. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having distinguished himself as the 1966 United States Military Photographer of the Year.
He was a career photojournalist, where he distinguished himself as the 1967 Life Magazine Photographer of the Year. He was a staff photographer with Life and Esquire magazines, a guest lecturer at the University of Iowa, and the Founder of the Artists and Writers Group.
He loved his family and enjoyed his life.
Mr. Lee is survived by his wife of 38 years, Peggy Lee; children, Thomas Lee (Caroline Irick), of Carrboro, North Carolina, Steckley Lee (Ali-Dashti), of Plant City, Parker Lee (Sarah Coffin), of New Haven, Connecticut, and Charlotte Lee, of Atlanta, Georgia; sisters, Elsie Lee and Linda Lee, of Scarsdale, New York; grandchildren, Madoc, Jack, Ryah, Ida, and Eleanor; and many other family and friends.
A celebration of life will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, in Tampa, where the family will receive friends beginning at 5 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, Mr. Lee’s family requests donations be made to The Artist and Writers Group to help fund his archive and the effort to promote his work. Checks should be written to the Artist and Writers Group, earmarked Bud Lee, and mailed to Steckley Lee 1001 Pinedale Dr., Plant City, FL 33563. A Paypal account is pending and will be linked to his Facebook page and webpage. Online condolences may be made at HopewellFuneralHome.com.