The founder of a prominent liquor chain in the Las Vegas area has died.
Hae Un Lee, better known as Mr. Lee, passed away at an area hospital on Friday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to Lee’s Discount Liquor.
AN ABRUPT END.THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR13 ACTION NEWS.I’M RACHEL MOORE.WE BEGIN WITH SOME SADBREAKING NEWS.THE FOUNDER OF LEE’SDISCOUNT LIQUOUR HAS PASSEDAWAY.HAE UN LEE WAS KNOWN TOEVERYONE IN THE VALLEY AS MRLEE.HIS FAMILY SAYS HE WASDIAGNOSED WITH PANCREATIC CANCERIN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR.AND PASSED AWAY LASTNIGHT.MISTER LEE IMMIGRATED TOTHE U-S FROM SOUTH KOREA IN19-80.OPENING HIS FIRST STORE AYEAR LATER.THERE ARE NOW 22 LEE’SLIQUOR STORES ACROSS NEVADA.HE WAS 79 YEARS OLD.GOVERNOR STEVE SISOLAKSUISED A STATEMENT SAYING QUOTE:"HE WAS A GREAT FRIEND.THIS IS A TREMENDOUS LOSS FOROUR COMMUNITY - BUT MR. LEE’SLEGACY WI
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