Believed to be Canada香蕉视频直播檚 oldest man, JaHyung Lee celebrated his 111th birthday at the Surrey retirement home where he lives.
In Newton on Sept. 23, Lee香蕉视频直播檚 party featured a choir performance, music by saxophonist Jong Hwan Chun and Korean dancing by Rainbow Group, according to .
Before a cake-cutting ceremony, Lee香蕉视频直播檚 family offered congratulations, and the birthday 香蕉视频直播渂oy香蕉视频直播� spoke about enjoying life at 111 years of age.
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Party guests included Senator Yonah Martin香蕉视频直播檚 chief of staff, Michael Chang (ambassador of Seoul), Woo Seuk Lee (president of Korean香蕉视频直播檚 Veteran Association) and Dr. Peter Chung (president and CEO of Primacorp Ventures Inc.).
PICTURED: Guests celebrate the 111th birthday of JaHyung Lee, seated, at his Surrey-area retirement home on Sept. 23. (Photo: facebook.com/amenidahomecare)
Lee was born on Aug. 27, 1910 香蕉视频直播� the year of the first public radio broadcast, , and when the very first horror movie (Mary Shelley香蕉视频直播檚 Frankenstein) was released in theatres.
The Now-Leader attended Lee香蕉视频直播檚 109th birthday party in 2019. That day, with a tip of his fedora hat, Lee smiled and thanked a room full of people for helping him celebrate.
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In Korea, Lee operated a jewelry store until his retirement four decades ago, when he moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil, for about a decade, before the city香蕉视频直播檚 pollution proved too much.
香蕉视频直播淗e told us he wanted to live in a nicer country,香蕉视频直播� his granddaughter, Eun Song Choi, recalled in 2019. 香蕉视频直播淔rom what I remember, he visited Canada and also Australia, and he decided Canada would be his home, in Vancouver, and now in Surrey. He came here (to Canada) when he was around 80 years old.香蕉视频直播�
Last January, Lee received his COVID-19 vaccine at the age of 110, making him one of Canada香蕉视频直播檚 oldest residents to be inoculated.
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