January 24, 2025 | Vol. 54, Issue 2

The only bilingual Chinese-English Newspaper in New England

In Memoriam: Shoon Him Lee (“Himmy Lee”), 1941-2020

Shoon Him Lee (“Himmy Lee”) of Dorchester, died peacefully on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at Newton Wellesley Hospital. He was 78 years old and was a lifelong resident of Dorchester. Everyone from friends at the Paul Sullivan House to South Cove YMCA in Boston’s Chinatown to his relatives called him “Himmy”.

Shoon Him Lee was born June 17, 1941 in Boston. He was the son of the late Eye Hi Lee and Neo Quong Lee.  Himmy leaves his two brothers in Hawaii: Shoon Wah Lee (“David”) and his wife Shiling Zhu together with their children Mei Fonn Lee, Yew Tin Lee, Mei Lee; and John Lee (“Wee”) and his wife Judy Lee together with their children Kenneth Lee and Tracy Lee.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a private burial was held at Forest Hills Cemetery.

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