Lee Roddy, 95 long-time former Modesto and Turlock resident and author of 62 books, died February 2nd, 2017 at his retirement home in Grass Valley. He is survived by Cicely, his wife of 69 years; a son, Steve Roddy and Katie of Lake Wildwood; daughter Susan(Peter Dodds) Roddy and two grandsons, Patrick O’Shaughnessy Roddy and Zachary de Haas, all of the San Francisco area. Surviving siblings are brothers Jim Roddy and Jack Roddy and sisters Helen Schneider and Belle Roddy.