A final farewell for Eric Lee

Community support needed for memorial in honour of Eric Lee

Police, coroner’s office request assistance finding next of kin, claimant for Eric Lee

Remembering Eric Lee: ‘He was a Kingston icon’

Eric Lee seeks elevation to Kingston’s highest office

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Chartreuse Flower Works, City Hall, City of Kingston, Connie Howes, cremation, end of life services, Eric Lee, funeral, Gananoque, inurnment, Kingston, Memorial Hall, memorial service, Michelle Stenson, Pan Chancho, Rick Lawrence, Thursday April 25 2019, Tompkins Funeral Home, Union of National Defence Employees Local 681, Zoe Yanovsky

Thanks to the incredible generosity and support of the people of Kingston, a public memorial service for Eric Lee will take place on Thursday, Apr. 25, 2019. Perhaps best known as ‘The Elevator Guy,’ Eric Lee, also a former mayoral candidate in the most recent municipal election, passed away

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April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments cremation, death, Eric Lee, final resting place, funeral, funeral costs, interment, Kingston, mayoral candidate, memorial, public memorial, The Elevator Guy, urn

They say it takes a village to raise a child… Sometimes, it takes that same village to ensure those within it are treated with dignity and respect after death. Many in Kingston were shocked to hear of the passing of Eric Lee in early March of this year. Even more

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March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 Tori Stafford 4 Comments claimant, Eric Lee, Kingston, Kingston Police, next of kin, Office of the Coroner, Office of the Public Guardian Trustee, Regional Coroner's Office, unclaimed body

After publishing an obituary regarding the death of Eric Lee, former mayoral candidate and well-known Kingston icon ‘The Elevator Guy,’ Kingstonist has learned that Kingston Police and the Regional Coroner’s Office are currently still looking for Lee’s next of kin. “This isn’t a police issue, I am simply trying to

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March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments death, Eric Lee, Jane Zigman, Kingston, Michael Robinson, Michelle Zigman, obituary, passed away, S&R Department Store, Stuart Pete, The Elevator Guy

Photo by Cris Vilela. Some people pass and are celebrated widely, but quickly forgotten. Others leave this life without even a formal obituary, but are easily remembered. Sadly, it seems the latter is the case for Eric Lee, a former mayoral candidate and locally-famed ‘Elevator Guy’ from his days

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July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 Cris Vilela 2018 Municipal Election, City Council, debate, election, Eric Lee, hearings, homes, houses, landlords, mayor, mayoral candidate, Real Estate, rent, S&R Department Store

A little less than a week before nominations for Kingston’s municipal elections closed, Eric Lee decided to get the necessary nomination signatures and throw his proverbial hat in the ring for the mayor’s seat, ending the possibility of incumbent Bryan Paterson obtaining an acclamation in the 2018 election. While it