Lee Timeline and Summary

Lee is born in a railroad camp in the Sierras. His mother is brutally raped and murdered when the workers find out that she is a woman.
Lee starts working for Adam as a servant, and speaks in pidgin. Samuel Hamilton is the one who figures out that he's faking it.
After Cathy leaves and Adam slips into his comatose state, Lee raises the boys.
Lee becomes the resident scholar. He knows a ton about literature, and even learns Hebrew just to figure out the meaning behind the story of Cain and Abel. No wonder Samuel is his best friend.
When the Trasks move to Salinas, Lee briefly leaves to pursue his long-sought dream of owning a bookstore. He's back a few weeks later though, and gets right back to taking care of everyone.
Lee lends Cal the money he needs to go into business with Will Hamilton.
It's Lee who realizes that Adam's eye problem is really the sign of a stroke.
Lee gets really close to Abra. The two of them have a lot of big life talks.
When Lee gets the telegram that Aron has died, he relays the news to Adam, which prompts Adam's full-blown stroke.
Lee demands that Adam give Cal his blessing before Adam dies.