Hee Jung Lee, of Richmond, died April 18, 2016. He was 64. Mr. Lee, a resident of Richmond, was born in Yiri South Korea. In his younger years, he was National Tae Kwon Do champion, earning 3 gold medals, 1 silver and 1 bronze. He served in the Korean Army for 3 years and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Geology from Korea University. After moving to California, he owned an operated 700 Auto Repair and Training Center for 10 years. He was extremely social and loved tennis, working out, music, karaoke and zumba.
Survived by his children, Sora Lee, Kenneth Lee and Sandra Lee and their mother, Vicki Lee. He was the 3rd of 8 children and also leaves behind several siblings.
Funeral Service Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 6:00p.m. at Sunset View Mortuary, top of Fairmount Avenue, El Cerrito.