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'Jeanette saw the table like no one else, the movement of the balls, the geometric patterns,' said George. She decided then, she would try this sport for herself.

She thought she'd be an elementary school teacher.īut at 18, she walked into a dark, smoky pool hall in New York City and saw an older man make a clean shot into the corner pocket of a billiard table. Playing pool was the farthest thing from her mind at that age, she told IndyStar in 1999. The daughter of Korean immigrants, Lee spent her childhood in Brooklyn. And she can't make commitments because, depending on the moment, she may not feel well enough to follow through.īut Tuesday, George reminisced on the life and career of Lee, who fell in love with the geometry of pool the first time she picked up a stick. Through George, Lee declined IndyStar's request for an interview. More than 2,500 people have donated more than $185,000 to Lee's legacy fund, including a $10,000 donation from Tony Stewart. 'Jeanette's biggest concern was she was going to leave and leave her kids in a bad way.' 'It became very clear when she got the diagnosis that the biggest thing that worried her was her daughters,' said George. Lee has three girls, Cheyenne, 16, Chloe, 11, and Savannah, 10. She is a single mom, divorced from George Breedlove, known as 'The Flamethrower' on the men's pool tour. Lee, who left Indiana in 2008 to move to Florida, owns an American Poolplayers Association franchise in Tampa.

But backed by her will to live, modern medical treatments may significantly prolong her life.' Left untreated, this stage and type of cancer can be swiftly terminal. 'Her prognosis is currently unknown and depends upon her body’s response to the first phase of treatment she is now undergoing. 'It is with heavy hearts that we share that our friend and billiards icon, Jeanette Lee, has been diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer,' reads the GoFundMe page set up for Lee to help with medical expenses and care for her three daughters. She is doing OK,' Tom George, Lee's longtime manager, told IndyStar Tuesday. 'The diagnosis is dire, but people have won.'Īnd if ever there were a dark horse who could come out and win this fight, it would be Lee. 'She has her second round of chemo (Wednesday).

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Lee, an American of Korean descent, was an icon who could nab sponsorships that had nothing to do with billiards, chalk or cues - including a 7-year deal with Bass Pro Shops. She appeared on numerous national TV shows, including 'Good Morning America', 'Crook & Chase' and 'Hard Copy.' Lee also has been featured in People, Glamour and Sports Illustrated, and she had a part in the Walt Disney film, 'The Other Sister', directed by Garry Marshall.īut now at age 49, the seemingly invincible Lee is battling a grim health diagnosis - stage 4 ovarian cancer that has metastasized throughout her body.

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