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Yee Quon (Jack) Tom

August 24, 1925 — May 23, 2013

Yee Quon (Jack) Tom

August 24, 1925 — May 23, 2013

Mr. Yee Quon ("Jack") Tom was born eldest of seven in Guangdong Province, China on August 24, 1925. At 19, during China's conflict with Japan, he left home to pursue his goals and ambitions. He was employed with various government agencies including Yuebei Iron Factory Accounting Department, Quijiang Wushi Training Department, and the Yangjiang County Taxation Department among others. After WW II, he worked in the Cashier's Division at Guangzhou's Sun Yet-Sen University. Mr. Tom arrived in Los Angeles in 1951 to work at his father's restaurant. In 1956, along with friends, he opened the Taoyaun Restaurant in Chinatown. In 1958, he returned to Hong Kong to marry Dora Chan. The newlyweds returned to Los Angeles to start a family. After the closure of Taoyaun Restaurant, Jack was employed as the chief chef at the famous Kowloon and Wan-Q Restaurants on the Westside. After 40 years in the restaurant business, Jack retired to focus on fruit trees and cultivating orchids. He especially enjoyed reading, listening to classical music, watching NBA basketball, and recreational cooking. In life, he always treated others amicably, with friendship. He took care of his wife, sons, and siblings with love. Jack believed he lived a good life, with a virtuous wife, with filial children, and experienced happiness and longevity. He is survived by and missed by Dora, wife of 55 years, his sons Stanley and Homer, daughter in law Joni, grandson Nathan, and his remaining brother and sisters in the U.S. and China.

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