Palmer Trinity School

68 W W W. PA L M E R T R I N I T Y. O R G A LU MNI PROF IL E A FIXTURE ON THE SIDELINES AT PALMER TRINITY FOOTBALL GAMES, A MEMBER OF OUR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD, AN ALUMNI CLASS AGENT FOR THE CLASS OF 1981, AND INDUCTEE INTO OUR SCHOOL'S ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME, LEE'S LOYALTY TO OUR SCHOOL IS CLEAR. HIS UNIQUE PROFESSION AS A TRUE ENTREPRENEUR IS A SUCCESS STORY IN HOW TO COMBINE THE LOVE AND PASSION FOR FOOTBALL AND AN ACUTE BUSINESS ACUMEN. AND AS AN ACTIVE FATHER, HE PROUDLY SHARES THAT HIS TWO DAUGHTERS ARE WELL ON THEIR WAY TO THEIR OWN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENTS. WE RECENTLY SPENT TIME WITH LEE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES AT PALMER, AND BEYOND. Lee's family is strongly rooted in the Miami community, so you may recognize the name Sterling. His father, Dr. Robert Sterling, "Dr. Bob" was a renowned and popular dentist in Miami. His brother, Craig, a graduate of Palmer Class of 1982 and married to Palmer Trinity Athletic Hall of Famer Jane (Maguire) Sterling '82, runs his own successful dentistry practice in Palm Beach Gardens. Lee's sister, Lauren (Sterling) Perlman, attended Palmer as well and was an active mother and volunteer in South Florida. His wife Kim (Levin) Sterling graduated from Palmetto High School with the class of 1983. It's Lee's daughters Sidney and Brooke, however, who may become the most famous Sterlings of all. Sidney attends the University of Miami, cheers on the all-girls cheerleading squad, and works as an advocate in the multiple sclerosis awareness community. Brooke is an accomplished actress, already a member of the Actor's Equity Association as a junior in high school. Lee's roots in the Palmer Trinity School community began in middle school. He came to Palmer School in eighth grade, with the intention of playing football for the revered Palmer Pirates. He joined the Varsity team as the youngest player under Coach Jeff Capparelli. "e older boys didn't exactly look up to him as an 8 th grader on the Varsity team," remembers Coach Capparelli, "but as he grew older in the program, the players began to really look up to him as a natural leader." Lee wanted to be a starter in every sport that he played. "He had a deep desire to win and be a champion," said Coach Capparelli. "Lee would not accept failure. He worked his tail off, he was never out-trained, and studied hard in the film room. In my era, he was the best quarterback at Palmer." LEE STERLING CL ASS OF 1981

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