Celebrant Pam Meily Vetter


	Celebrating Life Everyone Has A Story...

Harold Gang Choe was born in San Francisco in 1923, to Chow Bow and Yip Shee. Born into a large family, Harold had five brothers and two sisters. At the age of seven, Harold was sent with his brothers to be educated in China. During that time, the boys lived with an aunt in a small village. Harold had a wonderful time in China because he had time to roam around and play in the river with his siblings. The boys stayed in China for a few years before returning to San Francisco. As a teenager, Harold earned money by delivering newspapers. He even saved enough money to buy a car for $50. He was a hard worker from a young age, always willing to help his family.

At the age of 18, Harold was drafted into the Army for World War II. He served in the Pacific during the war. When he returned home, he quickly gained work at a meat packing facility in Los Angeles. Soon, Harold and his brother started their own highly successful meat packing facility, The Choe Meat Company.

After being introduced by a mutual friend, Harold and Jayne started dating. On Christmas day in 1947, the couple married in Las Vegas. The couple went on to have three children. Harold was very pleased to be a father and provide for his family. In every sense, Harold was a self-made man who worked hard to achieve his dreams.

Beyond being a hard worker, Harold also enjoyed sports such as hunting and fishing. He was a world traveler spending time on hunting trips to Alaska, Uruguay, Spain, and Argentina. He also went to Africa for a thirty-day trip with his older brother and he liked hunting with close friends. Over the years, he hunted buffalo, leopards, deer, tigers, antelope, wolves, and elephants. He was an excellent marksman and had a great talent for shooting. For fishing, he went to Mexico to catch marlin and tuna, while he went to Alaska to fish for salmon and halibut. His biggest catches were large mouth bass. Very proud of his prizes, he accumulated a nice collection of animals and fish to display in his home.

While he and his wife had a true partnership for sixty years, they created memories along the way. They enjoyed a trip to the Orient visiting China, Japan, and Thailand. Family was very important to Harold as he liked spending time with his children Collin and Lisa, grandchildren Adrienne and Mick, and great-grandchildren Caleb, Chloe, and Bianca. His friends were also very important in his life including Carl, Kenny, Joe, Paul, Andy, and many others.

Throughout his life, Harold valued everything, never wanting to be wasteful, because he knew the value of hard work and appreciated everything he earned in life. His advice to the young was to study hard and get a good education. He was always an advocate of learning and earning a solid education. Harold Choe will be remembered as a strong-willed, honest, and hard-working man who enjoyed life. Memorial donations are welcome in his name to the American Cancer Society.