06/05/2026
Lee's Summit lost an icon this week. Roby Little — Lee's Summit R-7 School District Hall of Fame educator, Lee's Summit CARES pioneer and one of the most quietly powerful forces for good in this community — passed away June 4. From launching what is now called Project Grad in local schools to helping place mental health counselors in the district, her fingerprints are on so much of what makes Lee's Summit a stronger community. Share this one. Her story deserves to be told again and again.