 It is with deepest regret and sorrow that we announce that Richie Lee
of the band Acetone died at his home in Los Angeles on Monday, July 23,
2001. He was thirty four years old. An accomplished artist and musician, Lee was best known for creating the beautiful and distinct blend of music perfected in the band Acetone. Along with guitarist Mark Lightcap and drummer Steve Hadley, Lee founded Acetone in the early 90's from the remnants of their punk/ surf band Spinout. Acetone was a well respected and highly acclaimed trio that toured the world and released four full length albums. Born on October 10, 1966, Richie Lee was raised in Newport Beach, California where he grew to become an avid surfer and talented surf guitarist. After graduating high school with the highest marks, Lee went on to join the Dean's List at the University of California at Davis where he majored in Physics and minored in Art. He transferred to the esteemed Cal Arts Institute to complete his studies, and received a Bachelors Degree in the Fine Arts. Richie began showing his paintings at several high profile galleries in Los Angeles at a relatively young age. His pieces received an excellent reception from the art press and community, and Lee was noted as a promising up-and-coming painter. In lieu of sending flowers, we request that donations be made in Richie Lee's name to suicide prevention organizations such as: National Hopeline Network (1-800- suicide) C/O The Kristin Brooks Hope Center 609 East Main St. Unit 112 Purcellville, VA 20132 (540) 338-5756 donations (800) 442-hope donations This is a national 1-800 number that automatically routes calls to the nearest crisis center that can help immediately. They also help by counseling the friends and loved ones of suicide victims. Donations to the Kristin Brooks Hope Center go directly to maintaining the national network, and are tax deductible. The Suicide Prevention Center of Los Angeles DiDi Hirsch Community Medical Center 4760 S. Sepulveda Culver City, CA 90230 (310) 391-1253 LA County's largest local suicide prevention and crisis assistance center. You can read some personal tributes to Richie at: http://suki_e.tripod.com/richielee.html The Official Unofficial Acetone website, created and maintained by Ben Maki, is a great resource for information about everything Acetone. We highly recommend it. http://homepage.interaccess.com/~bmaki/acetone Also, our friend Tim Scanlin has set up a page where fans and friends of Richie can go to share their thoughts. Please check out: http://www.timscanlin.com/richie.html We miss you Richie Lee. |
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