Ja Hyung Lee | |
Ja Hyung Lee on his claimed 109th birthday. | |
Centenarian |
Ja Hyung Lee (born 27 August 1910) is a South Korean-born Canadian centenarian. If his claimed age is true, he would be the oldest living man in Canada.
Biography
Ja Hyung Lee was born in South Korea on 27 August 1910.
In Korea, he operated a jewelry store until his retirement nearly 40 years ago, when he moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil, for about a decade. He moved to Canada when he was around 80 years.
His wife died c.2012 at the age of 92. On his 106th birthday, his family took he on an Alaskan cruise.
Following the death of Robert Wiener on 17 February 2019, he is believed to be the oldest living man in Canada.
On his 109th birthday, he had three sons, two daughters, 15 grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Ja Hyung Lee currently lives at Amenida Seniors’ Community in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 113 years, 213 days.
References
- 109th birthday Twitter Post, 20 September 2019
- PHOTOS: 109th birthday party for ‘amazing’ Surrey man who still shops on his own and plays bingo Surrey Now-Leader, 23 September 2019