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HR0462LRB104 15340 ECR 28494 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Raymond 

4Ben-Kuey Lee of Chicago, who passed away on August 31, 2025; 

5and

6 WHEREAS, Raymond Lee was born in Guangdong, China on 

7September 7, 1934; he immigrated to the United States at the 

8age of 16; he settled with family in Chicago, where he worked 

9at a grocery store business started by his great-grandfather, 

10Quong Yick & Co., through his teen and early college years; and

11 WHEREAS, Raymond Lee and his wife, Jean T. Lee, founded 

12and ran Golden Country Oriental Foods for more than 30 years; 

13during their tenure, their business branched out into the 

14wholesale business, resulting in it becoming one of the 

15largest importers of Asian, Caribbean, and African food 

16products in the United States; and

17 WHEREAS, Raymond Lee was instrumental in the successful 

18growth of Chicago's Chinatown through his business ventures, 

19community leadership, and philanthropy; as president and board 

20chairman of the Chinese American Development Corporation 

21(CADC), he aided in the construction of Chinatown Square; 

22through his work as one of the founders and a managing director 

HR0462- 2 -LRB104 15340 ECR 28494 r

1of the Chinatown Parking Corporation (CPC), two parking lots 

2were made accessible for the neighborhood's business 

3community; as president of the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of 

4Commerce (CCCC), he was responsible for Chinatown's iconic 

5Chinese Pagoda and Nine Dragon Wall, implementing new safety 

6measures and regular street cleaning and introducing a now 

7annual summer fair; he also served as an elder and a board 

8office