NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Lee Estes, a longtime West Nashville resident and community figure, has died at age 100.
Compassion Funeral & Cremation Services said funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later time.
According to the West End Home Foundation, Estes was a native Nashvillian who spent his entire life in The Nations. He was a lifelong friend and client of St. Luke’s Community House, where he dedicated years of volunteer service supporting children and families.
His legacy was memorialized in a large-scale public artwork by Australian street artist Guido van Helten. The 160-foot mural, located at the corner of 51st Avenue and Centennial Boulevard, features Estes as a representation of “old Nashville,” alongside children from St. Luke’s who symbolize future generations.
North Nashville lost a passionate advocate and historian with the passing of Lorenzo Washington. I had the pleasure to get to know him while working on a story and left with a wealth of information and appreciation for how Jefferson Street shaped the sound of Music City. Aaron Cantrell shows us how Lorenzo will forever be part of that.
- Carrie Sharp
