Frederick Warren Yee

The Yee family moved to California when Fred was a child, and they finally settled in Sacramento, where he graduated from McClatchey High School. After high school, Fred helped his parents open their restaurant and worked there until his desire to see the world got the best of him. He found work in the merchant marines, as a seaman on a freighter that traveled to exotic places like India and Saudi Arabia. Fred was then drafted into the Army and sent to fight in the Korea War from 1950 to 19520. He continued to serve his country in the Army reserves until 1956.

After his military service, Fred proudly continued to serve his country by working for the National Security Agency in Taiwan, Maryland and Hawaii. He worked as an interpreter and a security analyst for forty years until his retirement in July, 1992. After his retirement, Fred and Patricia, settle in Olympia, Washington. In Olympia, they raised oysters and pheasants and started the No Nonsense Oyster Farm. Unfortunately, Fred and Pat ate up all of the oysters themselves so there was nothing left to sell.

Fred loved to eat Chinese food (especially hot and sour soup), collect stamps, coins, and was a world traveler. Fred and Pat saw the world, from Alaska to Antarctica, and many countries in-­between. They went to Venice (visited AFS exchange student they hosted), Europe, South America, and Asia. In one very memorable trip, Fred and Pat went to China in search of the Yee village and the family home, which was still standing.

Fredrick Yee is survived by his wife or 48 years, Patricia Yee; twin daughters Sharon Fredericks and Karen Yee; sons-in-laws John Fredericks, Lewis Wadsworth; grand-daughters Lia Fredericks, Sofia Yee-Wadsworth, May Fredericks, and Athena Yee-Wadsworth; and grandson John Fredericks. He is also survived by his sisters, Rose Lierheimer, Lily Lai, Mabel Louie and their Husbands, Gene, Calvin and Bill; as well as by his sister-in-laws, Doris Pang, Mary Anne Yee and Barbara Yee; brothers-in-laws, Elmer Pang and Philip Pang and their wives, Karen and Carman as well as Edward Chan; plus 31 nieces and nephews. 39 grand nieces and nephews, and 11 great-grand nieces and nephews.

Interment service was held at Tahoma National Cemetery on Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 12:30 pm