Antoinette (Toni, Annie) Robey Lehman

Antoinette (Toni, Annie) Robey Lehman passed from this life to the next on Sunday, March 11, 2012. Annie suffered from auto-immune disease, which caused End-Stage Liver Disease, a condition that kills over 35,000 people in the US every year.Annie was born on June 27, 1962, and was 49 years old at the time of her passing. She leaves behind her grieving parents, Bob and Pat Robey of Issaquah, brother Bill (Karen) of Snoqualmie, sister Lisa Gonzalez of Santa Rosa, CA, sister Angelina Hargest of St. George, UT, son Jason Reece of New Port Richey, FL and grandson Rion, son Joe Reece of Aberdeen WA and grandson Tyson, son Jeff (Char) Stone and grandchildren Mikey, Hailey and Kayden. Annie had a lifelong interest in learning, studying Computer Programming, Electrical Engineering, History, Mathematics, and Physics. She returned to school when her children were older, to demonstrate the importance of education. She was an aide in a nursing home, and later was a tutor in Science, Math and ESL.Annie was also a gifted artist, selling her crafts online and at bazaars. She could create flowers out of soda cans and throw rugs out of plastic bags, to name a few skills.Annie’s life philosophy is best summed up in her own words: “Artist, Scientist, Crafter & Poet … fighting to live while dancing with death.”The family will hold an open house celebration of life on April 7, from noon to 4 pm. In lieu of flowers bring a written memory or story about Annie to be included in a memoir for her family.