Lee Marva Lou (Armstrong) Lacy pursued her higher education and attended Prairie View A & M University where she earned a B.S. Degree in Math with a or in Chemistry in 1965.

Lee Marva's love for learning catapulted into a career in secondary education where she taught math in Texas, Nebraska and Maryland, before settling down in Tempe, AZ in 1970. She worked for the Roosevelt School District for 15 years and during that time, attained her M.A. Degree in Secondary Math from Arizona State University in 1978.

Throughout her career, Lee Marva has taught math at multiple levels, from junior high to the collegiate ranks. In 1987, she became a math professor in the Maricopa Community College District, teaching at South Mountain and Glendale Community Colleges and served as math adjunct faculty at Arizona State University. Lee Marva retired from Glendale in 2007, but continued to teach as adjunct faculty until 2014.

She was also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. where she was initiated on April 23, 1980 into the Tempe Alumnae Chapter and in 1998, transferred to the Phoenix Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter. During her 44 years of unwavering dedication as a Delta, she served on various committees, was elected as the Recording and Financial Secretary for two (2) terms and participated on numerous projects across the organization. Most noteworthy of her roles, Lee Marva used these platforms to highlight the importance of education to support students and encourage them to focus on higher learning across their community.

Not only was Lee Marva musically inclined to sing, but she also exercised her talents in learning to play the clarinet.

She joined the ASU Sun Devil Marching Band, and after graduating, she played in the "Play It Again Band" and marched in several Fiesta Bowl Parades in the mid-90s.

She is survived by her husband Troy Lacy of 58 years, and their three children, three grandchildren, and two son-in-laws.