James Lee was born in Detroit Michigan, where he lived for much of his life. However, he travelled to many places both near and far both while in the United States Army and after he was honorably discharged. While stationed at the Allied Forces Base of Central Europe in Fountainbleau, France, he met the love of his life, Nicole Henriette, who also worked at the base. James and Nicole met at a Jazz club in the neighboring town of Thomery. They spotted each other across a smokey Jazz club where avant-guard artists like Miles Daves were know to play, and nothing was ever the same. "He was so handsome" ... Nicole recalled of that first meeting. Once settled back in the United States, and in a home that James and Nicole bought, James made a dark room in the basement of the family home on Robson street in Detroit, so he could develop and print the black and white photos he took of the family he loved so much. He played and repaired musical instruments and volunteered to fix instruments for his high school alma mater Cass Tech High (Lilly Tomlin graduated in the same class, by the way). James was a dreamer and was always starting new projects. Ultimately his daughter Fabienne and son Marcus were the projects he was most proud of having completed. James was loved by many and will be remembered by all whose lives he impacted.