It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Choy Fook (CF) Lee at the age of 78 on 26 January 2022 at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
CF was born in Penang, Malaysia and attended Penang Free School. He finished his diploma at the Technical College Kuala Lumpur and later, completed his degree at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. He started his career at Radio Televisyen Malaysia and continued later at Singapore Broadcasting Corporation. After immigrating with his family to Vancouver, CF worked at Glenayre Electronics until his retirement. He was a member of the IEE and IEEE and a Chartered Engineer. He was also a keen audiophile and amateur (ham) radio operator.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Swee-Sim Yap. He leaves behind his daughter Su-Lin and her husband Blai, and his son Su-Min and his wife Grace and their son Rory.
He will be laid to rest at Capilano View Cemetery in West Vancouver.