Raymond Lee
Los Gatos businessman Raymond "Ray" H. Lee, who with his wife, Edna, owned the EdnaRay Chinese restaurant on N. Santa Cruz Avenue, died March 22 in his Los Gatos home. He was 81.
Born in Toy-San, China, on Jan. 16, 1916, Lee and his family immigrated to San Francisco in 1931. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1944, rose to the rank of sergeant and was transferred overseas as part of the occupation forces in Okinawa. He returned four years later as a wounded veteran.
In 1951, a few years after marrying Edna Wong, the sister of his best friend, Lee moved to Santa Clara County and opened the Tao Tao Cafe, Sunnyvale's first Chinese restaurant. Lee and his wife brought their success to Los Gatos in 1963, when they opened the EdnaRay.
The idea for the name came from the banker who loaned them money to open the business. According to Lee's son Robert, the banker had said, "You know, when I go to the Tao Tao Cafe, I don't think I'm going to Tao Tao's. I'm going to see Edna and Ray!"
Survivors include wife Edna Lee of Los Gatos; daughter Phyliss Lee of Mountain View; sons Robert of Los Gatos, Martin of Sunnyvale, Jimmy of Mountain View and Lester of Gaston, Ore.; stepson Jerry Eng of Los Gatos; sister Ann Lim of Montebello; and grandchildren Debbie, Vickie, Laurie, Bonnie, Adam, Theresa and Michael.
Memorial services have been held, with interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto. Donations may be made to Home Health Plus Hospice, 2005 DeLaCruz Blvd., Santa Clara, 95050, or to VFW Post #3982, Mission Santa Clara Chapter, 1313 Franklin St., Santa Clara, 95050.
This article appeared in the Los Gatos Weekly-Times, April 9, 1997.
Los Gatos businessman Raymond "Ray" H. Lee, who with his wife, Edna, owned the EdnaRay Chinese restaurant on N. Santa Cruz Avenue, died March 22 in his Los Gatos home. He was 81.
Born in Toy-San, China, on Jan. 16, 1916, Lee and his family immigrated to San Francisco in 1931. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1944, rose to the rank of sergeant and was transferred overseas as part of the occupation forces in Okinawa. He returned four years later as a wounded veteran.
In 1951, a few years after marrying Edna Wong, the sister of his best friend, Lee moved to Santa Clara County and opened the Tao Tao Cafe, Sunnyvale's first Chinese restaurant. Lee and his wife brought their success to Los Gatos in 1963, when they opened the EdnaRay.
The idea for the name came from the banker who loaned them money to open the business. According to Lee's son Robert, the banker had said, "You know, when I go to the Tao Tao Cafe, I don't think I'm going to Tao Tao's. I'm going to see Edna and Ray!"
Survivors include wife Edna Lee of Los Gatos; daughter Phyliss Lee of Mountain View; sons Robert of Los Gatos, Martin of Sunnyvale, Jimmy of Mountain View and Lester of Gaston, Ore.; stepson Jerry Eng of Los Gatos; sister Ann Lim of Montebello; and grandchildren Debbie, Vickie, Laurie, Bonnie, Adam, Theresa and Michael.
Memorial services have been held, with interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto. Donations may be made to Home Health Plus Hospice, 2005 DeLaCruz Blvd., Santa Clara, 95050, or to VFW Post #3982, Mission Santa Clara Chapter, 1313 Franklin St., Santa Clara, 95050.
This article appeared in the Los Gatos Weekly-Times, April 9, 1997.
Raymond Lee
Los Gatos businessman Raymond "Ray" H. Lee, who with his wife, Edna, owned the EdnaRay Chinese restaurant on N. Santa Cruz Avenue, died March 22 in his Los Gatos home. He was 81.
Born in Toy-San, China, on Jan. 16, 1916, Lee and his family immigrated to San Francisco in 1931. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1944, rose to the rank of sergeant and was transferred overseas as part of the occupation forces in Okinawa. He returned four years later as a wounded veteran.
In 1951, a few years after marrying Edna Wong, the sister of his best friend, Lee moved to Santa Clara County and opened the Tao Tao Cafe, Sunnyvale's first Chinese restaurant. Lee and his wife brought their success to Los Gatos in 1963, when they opened the EdnaRay.
The idea for the name came from the banker who loaned them money to open the business. According to Lee's son Robert, the banker had said, "You know, when I go to the Tao Tao Cafe, I don't think I'm going to Tao Tao's. I'm going to see Edna and Ray!"
Survivors include wife Edna Lee of Los Gatos; daughter Phyliss Lee of Mountain View; sons Robert of Los Gatos, Martin of Sunnyvale, Jimmy of Mountain View and Lester of Gaston, Ore.; stepson Jerry Eng of Los Gatos; sister Ann Lim of Montebello; and grandchildren Debbie, Vickie, Laurie, Bonnie, Adam, Theresa and Michael.
Memorial services have been held, with interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto. Donations may be made to Home Health Plus Hospice, 2005 DeLaCruz Blvd., Santa Clara, 95050, or to VFW Post #3982, Mission Santa Clara Chapter, 1313 Franklin St., Santa Clara, 95050.
This article appeared in the Los Gatos Weekly-Times, April 9, 1997.
Los Gatos businessman Raymond "Ray" H. Lee, who with his wife, Edna, owned the EdnaRay Chinese restaurant on N. Santa Cruz Avenue, died March 22 in his Los Gatos home. He was 81.
Born in Toy-San, China, on Jan. 16, 1916, Lee and his family immigrated to San Francisco in 1931. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1944, rose to the rank of sergeant and was transferred overseas as part of the occupation forces in Okinawa. He returned four years later as a wounded veteran.
In 1951, a few years after marrying Edna Wong, the sister of his best friend, Lee moved to Santa Clara County and opened the Tao Tao Cafe, Sunnyvale's first Chinese restaurant. Lee and his wife brought their success to Los Gatos in 1963, when they opened the EdnaRay.
The idea for the name came from the banker who loaned them money to open the business. According to Lee's son Robert, the banker had said, "You know, when I go to the Tao Tao Cafe, I don't think I'm going to Tao Tao's. I'm going to see Edna and Ray!"
Survivors include wife Edna Lee of Los Gatos; daughter Phyliss Lee of Mountain View; sons Robert of Los Gatos, Martin of Sunnyvale, Jimmy of Mountain View and Lester of Gaston, Ore.; stepson Jerry Eng of Los Gatos; sister Ann Lim of Montebello; and grandchildren Debbie, Vickie, Laurie, Bonnie, Adam, Theresa and Michael.
Memorial services have been held, with interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto. Donations may be made to Home Health Plus Hospice, 2005 DeLaCruz Blvd., Santa Clara, 95050, or to VFW Post #3982, Mission Santa Clara Chapter, 1313 Franklin St., Santa Clara, 95050.
This article appeared in the Los Gatos Weekly-Times, April 9, 1997.
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