Robert H.C. Lee was born in Madou, Taiwan on January 4, 1950. He was the second child to Jian Chang Lee and Fang Mei Lin. He attended Taiwan SooChow University where he met Lily Lee. In 1983, Robert and Lily moved their family to the United States where Robert began an office supplies business, Safina Office Products, Inc.
Robert’s life was full of passion and adventure. He strives to share the love of God whenever he could, he loved to travel, and he worked hard to promote the independence and democracy of Taiwan.
Throughout his life, Robert held several positions including but not limited to Taiwan Executive Yuan Political Advisor, Overseas Taiwan Affairs Commissioner, U.S. Government Procurement Advisor to TAITRA, and the most recent, Co-Founder and Director of Formosa Republican Association of North America. He was also an Elder of Evangelical Formosan Church and on the Board of Directors for the US South Region.
Robert was a devoted son and loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife Lily; son and daughter-in-law, Simon and Faye; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and James; and 4 grandchildren, Mariella, Isaac, Caitlyn, and Daniel.
He will be missed, but we look forward to laughing together again in Heaven.
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李席舟長老於一九五零年一月四日生於台灣台南市麻豆區,是李建章先生和李林芳梅女士的長子,家中排行第二。李長老畢業於台灣東吳大學,在大學時期認識夫人陳麗里女士。一九八三年,李長老攜帶全家移民美國休士頓,在當地經商成功創立一家辦公用品公司(Safina Office Products, Inc.)。
李長老一生富有熱情及冒險精神,時時刻刻盡其所能向人宣揚福音。他喜歡旅遊,也致力於推廣台灣獨立和民主自由。
台灣首度政黨輪替後,李長老曾擔任行政院政務顧問、僑務委員,以及外貿協會前美國政府採購顧問。近年來,他倡議發起創辦福和會,時時思考如何增強台灣與美國保守價值的連結。另外,李長老在美南台福基督教會擔任長老和美南區董事。
李長老是一位孝順的兒子,有愛心的丈夫 父親 和 阿公。他身後留下夫人陳麗里女士,長子李式堃和媳婦廖千慧,長女李式紋和女婿魏崢,孫女李惠欣和孫子李恩理,外孫女魏雋文和外孫子魏雋捷。
李長老蒙主寵召,讓人萬分不捨,但我們期盼於天國再相見笑在一起。
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