Believed to be Canada害羞草研究所檚 oldest man, JaHyung Lee celebrated his 111th birthday at the Surrey retirement home where he lives.
In Newton on Sept. 23, Lee害羞草研究所檚 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害羞草研究所檚 family offered congratulations, and the birthday 害羞草研究所渂oy害羞草研究所� spoke about enjoying life at 111 years of age.
害羞草研究所淭he secret to celebrating a 111th birthday is to exercise daily, smile often, surround yourself with good people 害羞草研究所� friends and family 害羞草研究所� practice your faith, and try not to get too stressed out about day-to-day life,害羞草研究所� Lee said, according to the news release.
害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 lucky to be celebrating today alongside my friends and family.害羞草研究所�
Party guests included Senator Yonah Martin害羞草研究所檚 chief of staff, Michael Chang (ambassador of Seoul), Woo Seuk Lee (president of Korean害羞草研究所檚 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 害羞草研究所� the year of the first public radio broadcast, , and when the very first horror movie (Mary Shelley害羞草研究所檚 Frankenstein) was released in theatres.
The Now-Leader attended Lee害羞草研究所檚 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害羞草研究所檚 pollution proved too much.
害羞草研究所淗e told us he wanted to live in a nicer country,害羞草研究所� his granddaughter, Eun Song Choi, recalled in 2019. 害羞草研究所淔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.害羞草研究所�
Last January, Lee received his COVID-19 vaccine at the age of 110, making him one of Canada害羞草研究所檚 oldest residents to be inoculated.
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