In Memory of Susan Lee
Susan Lee
Spouse: Ki Ryong Lee
Children: Peter Lee, David Lee
Birthdate: April 17, 1941
Blessing: January 11, 1989
Ascension: March 31, 2022
Seonghwa Ceremony: April 9, 2022
Mrs. Susan Lee was a beloved figure in the Southern California faith community and a friend to each person she met. She was born on April 17, 1941 in Seoul, Korea to her father Kim Deok-won and mother Kang Soon-ae. Her father was an independence fighter who campaigned for Korea's independence from Japan. Her mother established a church in the early days of the Korean Unification Church and played a major role in the Unification Church in Los Angeles, living and working from True Parents’ home in Pasadena.
In 1960, Susan entered Yonsei University in Korea. She participated in the 4.19 Student Movement and contributed to the democratization movement in Korea.
She came to America in 1971, and has consistently provided volunteer work in the Korean-American community in Los Angeles. Mrs. Lee served as the Secretary-General of the Korean Association of Southern California; the Director of the Association of Korean Women Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles; the President of the Association for the Bereaved of American Independence Merit; and as a member of the Korean government's Peace and Unification Policy Advisory Committee.
Mrs. Lee was Blessed in marriage to the late Ki Ryong Lee on January 11, 1989.
Mrs. Lee also served as the team mother of her dream baseball class and focused on the education of her second generation. She also opened the Sunhwa Korean Language school at the Los Angeles Family Church, where she worked hard to teach Korean, the mother tongue of True Parents (1998~2008). As an Ambassador of Peace, she recruited peace ambassadors throughout Southern California and continued to promote church activities. During the Little Angels Consolation Performance for Korean War Veterans (2012), she worked as a preparatory member to promote the activities of True Parents.
She has a family of two sons (Peter Lee, David Lee), and she has also maintained a close relationship with her three brothers (Keon Young Kim, Ho Young Kim, Sam Young Kim).
Mrs. Lee ascended on March 31, 2022 at 10:05 AM at the Alcott Rehabilitation Hospital (Los Angeles) at the age of 81
Seonghwa Ceremony
Date: April 9, 2022 at 3:00 PM PDT
Location: Han Kook Mortuary (2045 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018)
