Lawrence Gee

Lawrence Christopher Gee, passed away peacefully in Oakland, CA, on August 27, 2017, at the age of 94. Lawrence was the oldest of five sons of the late Lawrence Kee-Lip Gee and May Chin Til-Lon Gee. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mai Yuk Leung Gee, younger brothers Augustine, Aloysius, Andrew, and Walter, sister-in-law Hazel Leung Gee, daughter and son-in-law Irene and David Wu. He is survived by his grand-daughter, Angela Wu of New York, grandson Patrick Wu of New York and his wife, two great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.

Lawrence was born in San Francisco on June 25, 1923. He attended St. Mary’s Chinese Mission School as a child and proudly served as an altar boy. After graduating high school, he began his career as a seaman in 1943, beginning in the Army Transportation Corps during World War II, and continuing as a merchant seaman until his retirement in 1974. His travels took him around the world, to every continent except Antarctica. He was later employed as a custodian at San Francisco State University until retiring in the 1980s. After retirement, he enjoyed traveling with his wife to visit their grand- and great-grandchildren. He was a devoted parishioner at the St. Mary’s Chinese Mission for his entire life. He was very self-sufficient and lived independently until late 2015.