San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Lee, Louie S. October 14 2004
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The Record  October 20, 2004
Stockton
Louie S. Lee 
October 10, 1911 - October 14, 2004



  Louie S. Lee, 93 of Oakton, VA, and formerly of Stockton, passed away there 
on Thursday, October 14, 2004. He was born on October 10, 1911, in Portland, 
OR, where he graduated from Public Schools. During the World War II years, he 
became Chief Photographer for Kaiser Shipyard in Vancouver, WA. He came to 
Stockton in 1946 to start the first CentrOMart, "One Stop Shopping" Center in 
Stockton, CA. The business grew to nine stores in the Stockton and outlying 
areas. Louie became a Job Buyer and Division Manager for CentrOMart Stores. He 
was past president of Diamond Properties, Inc., past president of Central 
Investment Co., served on the Executive Board of Bank of Trade in San 
Francisco, on the advisory board of United Bank in Stockton, past president of 
the Lee On-Dong Association of Stockton, past president of the Cathay Club in 
Stockton, past president of the San Joaquin Orchid Society, past treasurer of 
Stockton High 12 Club, an Elder for 25 years at the First Presbyterian Church, 
member of San Joaquin Lodge #19 F & AM, Stockton Scottish Rite Bodies, Ben Ali 
Shrine Temple, San Joaquin Shrine Club, Chinese Acacia Club and SIRS #46, all 
in Stockton.
Louie is preceded in death by his wife Dorothy P. Lee in 1997. He is survived 
by his two daughters, Gail Lee of Oakton, VA, and Sue (Henry) Leung of 
Stockton; grandfather of 5 and great-grandfather of 3; brother of Junna (Harry) 
Elliott of Portland, OR.
Friends are invited to attend Funeral Services on Tuesday, October 26, 2004, at 
10:00 a.m. in the Evergreen Chapel at Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi. Visitation 
at Service time only. San Joaquin Lodge officiating. Entombment on Wednesday at 
11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of the Chimes Mausoleum, Oakland, CA. Max Carroll in 
charge of arrangements.
Memorial Contributions to either Stockton Scottish Rite Childhood Language 
Center, P.O. Box 4236, Stockton 95204 or the Diabetic Foundation, Order of 
Amaranth Potomac Court #4, c/o Mrs. Janyce Cone, 6577 Grange Lane Unit 203, 
Alexandria, VA 22315-5864 are preferred. 
 



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