Allan (Chee Yun) Leong: Paper son. Fan. Joker. Father. Born Dec. 12, 1936, in Kwongtung, China; died Oct. 4, 2022, in Calgary, after a stroke; aged 85
Paper son. Fan. Joker. Father. Born Dec. 12, 1936, in Kwongtung, China; died Oct. 4, 2022, in Calgary, after a stroke; aged 85.
After decades of inequities that started with the Head Tax, the Canadian government allowed him and other illegal immigrants to reclaim their true identities in 1967. Now going by the name Allan, he never held a grudge. He believed coming to “Gold Mountain” was a privilege, any negative feelings belonged in the past. Besides, meeting his wife, Eva Lee, in Vancouver had him sold on his new country. He met her through the store he worked at which was owned by his Uncle Jimmy – a real uncle.
Allan and Eva owned a corner grocery for 23 years in Calgary. It was a lot of hard work and long hours – open 12 hours a day, closing only for Christmas and New Year’s Days. While it might sound like a lot, they loved every moment. Customers became friends and the neighbourhood of Banff Trail became central to their lives. Allan particularly loved the lunchtime crowd, when students came in for their sugar fix. Joking around with them was the highlight of his day.
Volunteering was a big part of Allan’s character, both in the neighbourhood and through the Shon Yee Benevolent Society, the source of lifelong friendships. He received the Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow for outstanding community commitment and service. He was nominated by the son of an elderly customer whom he often helped. Allan was not even a Rotary member and couldn’t quite believe the charity organization saw his actions as anything special.
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