Lee also composed music for concert bands. When Lee and Dolly decided to spend their winters in Mesa, Arizona, he also found a new home with a host of bands & other groups in the area. Lee retired from teaching in 1988 but remained active in music as a performer with the Casper Municipal Band, the Metropolitan Brass Quintet, and the Leo Malsom Quartet as well as many other groups in Casper. High Schools and was the first music teacher (choir and band) at Kelly Walsh High School when it opened. He taught or served as vice principal at East, CY and Dean Morgan Jr. He earned his Master's Degree in Secondary Education in 1965 and transitioned into secondary school administration. Lee taught his first few years in Bosler and Gillette until he accepted a position in 1959 with the Natrona County School District in Casper. Lee went on to graduate from the University of Wyoming in 1956 with a degree in Music Education. They were married for more than 57 years until she preceded him in death in 2012.

Upon completion of his service, he enrolled at the University of Wyoming where he met and married Dolly Laycock. His service included time in Tsingtao China, Guam, Pearl Harbor and Paris Island, South Carolina. After graduating from Laramie High School, he enlisted in the US Marine Corps. Lee was born on December 19, 1929in Cheyenne and spent his childhood in Laramie. Raymond 'Lee' Malody, longtime Casper resident, passed away on December 30, 2015.

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