Keunhong Oh Lee's Obituary
Keunhong Oh Lee, 85 (Korean age 87), passed away on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21, 2015 at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Keunhong was born September 4, 1930 to Halk Kil Yi (Father) and Jeong Ok Oh (Mother) in San 1-49 2-Ga Sinmunro Chongno-Ku Seoul, Korea, the oldest of 7 children.Mr. Lee attended and finished Iri Technical School in the year 1938-1950, followed by short stint at the Joongang University majored in Business Administration of Economic and Commercial College. In his passing, his two children were able to share stories of his life and weave the missing pieces and experience the kind of man he came to be. His children were told various interesting stories about his past by his late wife (Okhui Shin Lee) and some by Mr. Lee himself in bits and pieces.As a young boy, Mr. Lee was the only one to pass a difficult exam in his primary years while in Japan’s occupation of Korea, he was then assigned to attend a Pilot Boarding School in Kokura, Japan. Mr. Lee described of when the Atom Bomb dropped, he felt the island of Kokura shook where he sat to study even though the bomb dropped in Nagasaki and Hiroshima Islands. It was believed that Kokura was the intended target but for the clouds in the sky. He was told to get on a ferry which brought him back to his home land.His knowledge and ability to fix instruments led him to work as a Radio Engineer by U.S. Air Forces 1973rd air and Air Ways Communication Service K-8 in Korea. His continued thirst for knowledge led to self-taught English via translated words from Koran/English dictionary and practicing his broken English on U.S. Solders in the Air Force.After the WW II ended, he served most of his career in the Thermal and Gas Turbine Power Plant industry(KECO) receiving various commendations working in various roles such as Chief Engineer for Power companies in the capacity repair, maintenance, design, electric engineering and led projects in multiple provinces such as Masan, Yongnam, Ullsan, and Seoul.He retired from Pepsi in 1995 in the maintenance department with reputation of if Mr. Lee worked on something it was done 110%.His brilliant curiosity led his lifelong Obsession of building a machine which would rid of Nuk and gasoline and have the ability to fly led him to study to build a “Perpetual Motion Machine” which he worked on any chance he had until the death of his Wife in 2012.He is survived by his two brothers Sung (Ray) Lee, Seok Cheon Lee and a sister Sun Ye Yi (Sunny Masso). He is loved by his two children Dr. Jonathan Y. Lee of Sand Diego, CA and Julie Meaux of Claremore, OK and their 6 grandchildren.A private family only service was led by Reverend Joung of Korean First Baptist Church at Floral Haven Family Center at 10:00-12:00 am on June, 26, 2015. The Lee’s family was blessed by surprise attendee, Retired Reverend Suh and his wife who started the Korean church in 1975 and welcomed the Lee’s family to Tulsa in 1977 and was able to share fond memories of our father and mother during their lives here on earth. Now he resides with his wife and family watching over his loved ones.
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