In Memory

Lee Webb

Lee Webb

Eldon L. Webb Jr., M.D. (1957-2006)

Eldon L. Webb Jr., M.D., 48, passed away June 5, 2006. Lee was born Dec. 16, 1957, in Ashland, Ky.

He was a 1975 graduate of Paul G. Blazer High School, as well as a 1979 graduate of Western Kentucky University. He received a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Florida School of Medicine in 1985. Lee completed his residency in Internal Medicine at George Washington Medical Center in Washington, D.C. in June 1988.

He was a decorated veteran of the United States Air Force and attained the rank of Major. Serving in the military beginning in June 1988, Lee was stationed at Clark Air Force Base in the Phillipines with duties throughout Asia.

He completed a fellowship in allergy and immunology at Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. He served as a practicing physician at Kessler Air Force Base in Biloxi in the 81st Medical Group from July 1993 until he was honorably discharged in July 1995.

He was board certified in internal medicine, allergy and immunology and a member of the American College of Physicians. Since 1995, he had been in private group practice in Southern Florida, opening his own practice, Allercare, in Miami Beach in 2004.

Lee was preceded in death by his father, Eldon L. Webb Sr.

He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Linda and Chuck Hood of Ashland; a brother and sister-in-law, John and Molly Webb, and their children Jake and Libby, of Ashland; and a sister and brother-in-law, Lazzelle and Joe Parker, and their son David, of Roanoke, Va. Lee was greatly loved by his family and a host of dedicated friends, co-workers and patients.

Memorials may be made in his name to the Humane Society of Greater Miami, 16101 West Dixie Highway, North Miami Beach, FL 33160.

A private service will be July 8, 2006.

Steen Funeral Home- Central Avenue Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

 



 
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10/19/09 11:07 PM #1    

Steve Brooks

Lee and I were close friends in the 6th grade at Condit. We got in trouble for scrawling our and our girlfriends' names on the building in chalk. My girlfriend was Debbie Click (she had my disk!). I don't recall who Lee's girlfriend was. He had the coolest treehouse and we would stay the night in it and tell ghost stories til late into the night. And we were in the same Boy Scout Troop, along with his brother, John, who years later, dated my sister, Leslie, when they both lived here in Louisville. His older sister, Lazelle, was in the same class as my other sister, Shelley, and they were close friends as well.

My parents had marital problems and we had to move away for a few months and when we returned to Ashland at the beginning of the summer, Lee and I didn't renew our close friendship. Then he went on to Putnam and I went on to Coles. By the time we got to Blazer, Lee was just another face in the crowd. But I was aware of how smart he was.

In the 90s, I ran into Lee at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. We both worked there--he as an Allergist (I think) and me as a non-commissioned officer. We were having a mobility exercise and I was coordinating the paperwork. Noticing from his social security number that he was from Kentucky, I asked where and he said, "Ashland". I immediately said, "Oh my God, not Lee Webb". We had a great chat about the times we had as kids. It was a special day.

10/30/09 10:26 PM #2    

Kathy Medcalf (Jones)

Lee figures prominently in all my best memories of high school. He was my closest friend and a truly wonderful person. I remember rushing to his house after school to work on Junior Achievement projects. His mom Linda would make us Liverwurst sandwiches with dill pickles and glasses of cold milk. I remember composing thoroughly ungrammatical sentences with Lee and Kris Wyse in Mrs. Warnick's French class. I remember sneaking into our astronomy teacher Mr. Lowe's closet with Lee after a star-gazing field trip and organizing all of his clothes according to color, since Mr. Lowe had told us that he was partially colorblind. Lee was almost as good as I was at juggling a Big Mac, fries, and a shake while driving a stick-shift!

When David and I came to Ashland in December 1977 for our wedding, Lee met us at the airport and took us to his house, where his dad Eldon gave David his first taste of "White Lightning" to toast our engagement. Lee was an usher at my wedding and came to visit us in Colorado Springs in 1983 when he was in Denver considering a medical school. He sent me Christmas cards and occasional letters from the Phillipines when he was stationed there.

It broke my heart to hear of his death. I wish I could have spoken with him one more time. I think of him often and will always miss him. I will remember his wit, his humor, and his wonderful compassion for others.

01/06/10 11:45 PM #3    

Jolinda Kimbrell (Conley)

My memories of Lee go back to the 1960's. I grew up on Prospect Place and Lee lived on Forest Ave. which wasn't far from Prospect. Lee walked over to our neighborhood a lot because he was good friends with John Thompson. Annette Cooper, John, Lee, and I must have played a thousand games of Monopoly and Tripoly!! Kick-the-Can was popular too. Those were the days!!!
Rest in peace, Lee.

03/26/10 07:51 PM #4    

Connie Griffith (Sloan)

Lee was a good friend and such a very nice person! I will never forget our JA trip to Cin. I am sorry to his family for their grief and missing him. Someday we will see him again I believe. love, Connie

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