AFTER 102 BIRTHDAYS, RICHARD M.J. LEON PEACEFULLY PASSED AWAY IN HIS OWN BED, AS HE WISHED, ON DEC.23, 2019. BORN IN HONOLULU SEPTEMBER 21, 1917 TO ALBERT QUON SAN LEON AND CHUN KAM COOK (DECEASED). RICHARD WAS ONE OF SEVEN SIBLINGS AT THE HOUSE ON ILIAHI ST. IN NU'UANU. AFTER GRADUATING FROM MUN LUN CHINESE SCHOOL AND MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL, HIS TRAVELS STARTED ON A STEAMER TO CHINA WITH HIS FATHER IN 1936 AND '37. HIS FIRST JOB TOOK HIM BY BOAT TO A KAUAI SUGAR PLANTATION OFFICE IN 1938 AND, LATER, A CRUISE ON THE SS LURLINE WITH HIS FAMILY IN 1962 WOULD PIQUE HIS INTEREST IN TRAVEL FOREVER. RETIRING FROM THE HAWAIIAN TELEPHONE CO. IN MARKETING SALES AFTER 33 YEARS, RICHARD CONTINUED HIS TRAVELS WITH HIS WIFE, RENEE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THEY ENJOYED MANY TRIPS TO THE ROSE BOWL, MAINLAND, TOURS TO CHINA, HONG KONG, TAIWAN, MEXICO, AND CANADA. HIS LAST TRIPS WERE TO EUROPE AND THE YANGTSE RIVER IN 2001 AT AGE 85. ASKED AT 100 , WHAT HIS SECRET TO LONG LIFE MIGHT BE? RICHARD SAID STAYING ACTIVE (TENNIS AS A YOUNG MAN, PHOTOGRAPHY, TAI CHI), EATING A VARIETY OF FOODS IN MODERATION (A PAPAYA EVERY DAY, FRESH FRUITS, COOKED VEG.), TRAVEL, AND A BELIEF IN YOURSELF. RICHARD LOVED SHARING THE CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR WITH HIS FAMILY, NIECES, NEPHEWS, THEIR CHILDREN, AND FRIENDS. HIS SPIRIT WILL BE WITH US AS WE CONTINUE THIS FAMILY TRADITION. HE WAS A LIFE LONG MEMBER OF LEONG SOONG DUCK TONG AND SEE DAI DO SOCIETIES. RICHARD IS SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTER, CAROL ANN (MARK) SOLIEN, GRAND DAUGHTER SASHA (GRAYSON) KEALALIO, SON-IN-LAW, GLENN KINOSHITA. HE IS PREDECEASED BY HIS WIFE OF 50 YEARS, RENEE WERNER LEON, DAUGHTER, RAYNETTE, SISTERS AND BROTHERS, NORA HEE, WILLIAM, FLORENCE CHOY, EVA YOUNG, LARRY, AND VIOLET LEON. PRIVATE SERVICES WERE HELD JANUARY 24,2020 AT NU'UANU MEMORIAL PARK, HONOLULU, HAWAII. DONATIONS CAN BE MADE IN HIS MEMORY TO PALOLO CHINESE HOME OR THE HAWAIIAN HUMANE SOCIETY. Arrangements Provided By: Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary LLC
AFTER 102 BIRTHDAYS, RICHARD M.J. LEON PEACEFULLY PASSED AWAY IN HIS OWN BED, AS HE WISHED, ON DEC.23, 2019. BORN IN HONOLULU SEPTEMBER 21, 1917 TO ALBERT QUON SAN LEON AND CHUN KAM COOK (DECEASED). RICHARD WAS ONE OF SEVEN SIBLINGS AT THE HOUSE ON ILIAHI ST. IN NU'UANU. AFTER GRADUATING FROM MUN LUN CHINESE SCHOOL AND MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL, HIS TRAVELS STARTED ON A STEAMER TO CHINA WITH HIS FATHER IN 1936 AND '37. HIS FIRST JOB TOOK HIM BY BOAT TO A KAUAI SUGAR PLANTATION OFFICE IN 1938 AND, LATER, A CRUISE ON THE SS LURLINE WITH HIS FAMILY IN 1962 WOULD PIQUE HIS INTEREST IN TRAVEL FOREVER. RETIRING FROM THE HAWAIIAN TELEPHONE CO. IN MARKETING SALES AFTER 33 YEARS, RICHARD CONTINUED HIS TRAVELS WITH HIS WIFE, RENEE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THEY ENJOYED MANY TRIPS TO THE ROSE BOWL, MAINLAND, TOURS TO CHINA, HONG KONG, TAIWAN, MEXICO, AND CANADA. HIS LAST TRIPS WERE TO EUROPE AND THE YANGTSE RIVER IN 2001 AT AGE 85. ASKED AT 100 , WHAT HIS SECRET TO LONG LIFE MIGHT BE? RICHARD SAID STAYING ACTIVE (TENNIS AS A YOUNG MAN, PHOTOGRAPHY, TAI CHI), EATING A VARIETY OF FOODS IN MODERATION (A PAPAYA EVERY DAY, FRESH FRUITS, COOKED VEG.), TRAVEL, AND A BELIEF IN YOURSELF. RICHARD LOVED SHARING THE CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR WITH HIS FAMILY, NIECES, NEPHEWS, THEIR CHILDREN, AND FRIENDS. HIS SPIRIT WILL BE WITH US AS WE CONTINUE THIS FAMILY TRADITION. HE WAS A LIFE LONG MEMBER OF LEONG SOONG DUCK TONG AND SEE DAI DO SOCIETIES. RICHARD IS SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTER, CAROL ANN (MARK) SOLIEN, GRAND DAUGHTER SASHA (GRAYSON) KEALALIO, SON-IN-LAW, GLENN KINOSHITA. HE IS PREDECEASED BY HIS WIFE OF 50 YEARS, RENEE WERNER LEON, DAUGHTER, RAYNETTE, SISTERS AND BROTHERS, NORA HEE, WILLIAM, FLORENCE CHOY, EVA YOUNG, LARRY, AND VIOLET LEON. PRIVATE SERVICES WERE HELD JANUARY 24,2020 AT NU'UANU MEMORIAL PARK, HONOLULU, HAWAII. DONATIONS CAN BE MADE IN HIS MEMORY TO PALOLO CHINESE HOME OR THE HAWAIIAN HUMANE SOCIETY. Arrangements Provided By: Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary LLC
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