"We gather here to say goodbye to a good friend and loving father and express our condolences from the class of 1966 to Hilda, children Kathy and Max, and the rest of the Lee family.  I just want to say a few words about "Bob" and also regards from friends overseas.

I first met "Bob" or "Ah Kai" in our famous "Red square" football ground in High school.  Our school was known to be physically unfit and when Bob and his best friend, Tony Ho Kwok Sum, joined us in Form I they and the rest of the newcomers were beating us left and right.  Especially Bob, who had that "never say die" attitude.  Luckily we were able to round up good players and formed the "Kowloon team" that consisted of Roger Cheung, Ramsay Chang, Christopher Leung, Peter Woo, and myself, so that we matched up with "Bob's" team quite well.  The rivalry lasted all seven years and we got to know each other very well.  Bob was always a relentless fighter and never accepted defeat and we did well against other classes with him, Tony, Henry Kwan, Benny Chin, Spencer Lui, John Lowe, Aubrey Li, Robert Laye, Stanley Kwok, and many others.  He was also the "cerebral" kid in the class.  While I struggled just to move on from year to year, he was able to remain the top of the class without much difficulty.

We parted after High school and Bob finished Hong Kong University and onward to Cambridge and Oxford on scholarship.  During his HKU years, Peter Chung remembered how Bob organized and rallied his football team, which was the worst in the league, to play to a 0/0 tie with the best team instead of losing usually 0 to 10.

After Oxford he came to the US and became a professor at California Technical Institute.  His journey to Los Angeles and Cal Tech was very amazing.  He had a stroke after he received a heart surgery and was not only able to fully rehabilitate himself, he was also able to play tennis vigorously as well as continue to teach, sharing his knowledge with his students and children.

He put up a great fight against a deadly illness with dignity and acceptance and again had the "never let die" attitude.  He and I had many conversations about the treatment and other options and he knew even more than I did.  During his last days in the hospital, we still shared good laughs about our innocent years and mutual friends that dated back to more than 30 years ago. 

Many friends sent their regards, including: Tony Ho from Toronto, Robert Laye from California, Bonnie Kwan from Hong Kong, Benny Chin from Hong Kong, Peter Chung and Spencer Lui from Vancouver, and Alan Ho from Hong Kong.  We all will miss him dearly and give our love, from the class of '66, to his family.

A quote from Peter Chung.  Our School Motto is 'Faith, hope, and love.  And the greatest of all is love.' and may God's love be with you, always."

Alex Chai on behalf of the Class of '66