Obituary of Harry Hann-yi Lee

Harry Hann-yi Lee, aged 17, passed away on the morning of Saturday, January 24, 2015 at his residence in Palo Alto. Harry received diploma from Henry M. Gunn High school in Palo Alto, CA and was a talented cyclist, artist, and musician, among many other things. Harry is survived by his father Tsu-Chang Lee, mother Salina An, and twin sisters Jennifer and Teresa Lee. Born at El Camino Hospital on November 25, 1997, Harry lived in Los Altos until 2004, and Palo Alto for 11 years after that. He attended schools in both districts, including Montclaire Elemen-tary, Palo Verde Elementary, JLS Middle, and Henry M. Gunn High school. From an early age, Harry provided a light to those around him and always found a way to make people laugh. He was creative, energetic, and had a great sense of style, specifically when it came to his hairstyles. He was an artist, taking classes since 5 years old, and has had his work displayed at the Children's Discovery Museum in San Jose. He enjoyed music thoroughly, both making and listening to it. He played the violin for eight years, the clarinet for seven, and also was skilled in ukelele and saxophone. He entertained his friends with cover of pop songs played on the kazoo. He was a member of the El Camino Youth Symphony (ECYS) orchestra for 2 years. Harry was a boy scout, trained in Chinese Wushu martial arts, a Humane Society volunteer, and a skilled b-boy. He danced at Dance Academy USA for 2 years, in addition to teaching himself breakdancing through videos and friends. One of Harry's later passions was cycling, and alt-hough he only cycled for a little over a year, he committed himself to the sport with extreme passion and dedication. Within his first year of cycling, he raced in both the San Jose and Los Angeles Velodrome and collected 4 bikes. He founded Cycling Club at his high school and dedi-cated over 10 hours a week to rigorous training during the season. He was also a member of high school band, Breakdancing Club and Duck Club. He spoke English, Chinese, and Japa-nese. He obtained his driver's license when he turned 17 and had a perfect driving record without one recorded ticket. He scored a 35 on his ACT test. It was stated in a recognition letter from Northern California Velodrome Association, which held a HarryLeeUS Memorial Race to honor him: "In memoriam and recognition of sportsmanship, Harry Lee, for exemplifying the ideas of sportsmanship, both on the track and in our community - with ethi-cal behavior, fair play, and integrity. We will always remember you for your positive attitude, tenacity and humor". Harry was a warrior fighting for Happiness & Love with Life. He struggled with clinical depres-sion and though he sought and received medical help and support from his loved ones, he suf-fered the attack and gave his life. Despite his own condition, he was an advocate for others who suffered as well, providing comfort to friends with shared experiences. Harry wanted to pursue a college degree in Linguistics and wished to perform research in psycho-linguistics to help de-tect early stages of depression by assessing the lingual expression of others. He is at peace now, and his friends and family will always remember him for his fearlessness and endless en-ergy. Check the followings for video of Harry's memorial service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6s5PM1zZRM&feature=youtu.be




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