Personal Life
Gee has been married twice. His first wife was the late Elizabeth D. Gee, with whom he had one daughter, Rebekah Gee. Gee and his daughter were featured on an episode of the NPR radio show This American Life discussing life after the death of Elizabeth. Gee divorced his second wife, the former Constance (Connie) Marie Bumgarner in 2007. Bumgarner was an associate professor of public policy and education at Peabody College, a part of Vanderbilt University.
In 2001, Gee received the Judge Elbert P. Tuttle Distinguished Achievement Award, the highest recognition of achievement in the Pi Kappa Alpha International fraternity.
Gee has donated more than $8,000 to Democratic political campaigns since 2010.
In 2012, Gee became the first Honorary Esteemed Member of the University of Colorado's Buff Bow Tie Bunch (BBTB).
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