Cisco—Lee Alyssa Hale, 43, died unexpectedly January 21, 2023, at her father’s residence at 907 West 14th St.
She was born in Denver, Colorado, May 23, 1979, and was adopted when she was 3 weeks old by Duane and Kathy Hale. She had a son named Brayden and was divorced from Nathan Richter. She has a brother in Austin named Bracken Hale. His family consists of Phoebe and a son Rune and a daughter Natalie.
Lee got her degree from the Norman, Oklahoma public schools. When she was a baby the family lived in Minneapolis 2 years and then moved to Norman, Oklahoma, where her mother taught at OU; her dad taught at the University of Minnesota and then was on a grant at OU. The Christian Adoption Agency in Denver required an autobiography from both the husband and wife when a child was adopted. The Hales promised to give Lee a Christian home. They went to the Church of Christ in Norman.