Kellie Lee - In a search for solace, she returns to her roots

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Feb 17, 2002 Source: People Magazine Submitted By: Gina Cates From the February 25th issue of People Magazine Dan Lee was supposed to go to Canada with the rest of the Backstreet Boys crew. Instead he boarded American Flight 11 from Boston to L.A. to be with Kellie Lee during her Caesarean. On Sept. 13 Lee, 32, then a contract administrator for a construction firm, delivered Allison, their second child. Accepting Dan's death has been tough for Lee, who feels guilty. "He wasn't on that plane except to be with me, " she says. Less than a month after Allison's birth, she packed up the baby, sister Amanda, 3 and her sorrow and moved to her parents home in Erie, PA. Since then, assistance from generous strangers as well as Dan's coworkers and celebrities like Stevie Nicks, the Backstreet Boys and Bette Midler has improved her finances. "People have been wonderful, " Lee says. This month she and her daughters got their own home in Erie. As soon as she can, says Lee, "I want to get back to real life." Comment on this item. Next Item: Backstreet Boys to Present at Grammys Prev Item: Early Nick Carter Tracks Due (Track list included)