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Dec 3, 2016 · Sammy Lee Square in Los Angeles’ Koreatown section was named in his honor in 2010. In 2013, the Los Angeles Unified School District named one of its elementary schools the Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Sciences Magnet School. Lee is survived by his wife, Roz, children Pamela and Sammy II and three grandchildren. Services were pending.
Sammy Lee, who was the first Asian-American man to win Olympic gold, has passed away at the age of 96.
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Dec 3, 2016 · Legendary diver Sammy Lee has passed away after a bout with pneumonia. He was 96 years old. He was 96 years old. Lee’s passing was announced on Facebook on Saturday by his daughter-in-law Gina Lee.
Dec 3, 2016 · Dr. Sammy Lee, who died of pneumonia on Friday in Newport Beach, Calif., at age 96, faced prejudice growing up, and discrimination when he tried to buy a home in a white community in Southern ...
Dec 9, 2016 · Allyssa Lee. Two-time Olympic diving gold medalist Dr. Sammy Lee died due to complications from pneumonia on Friday. He was 96. Lee, who won the 10-meter platform diving event at both the 1948 ...
Dec 4, 2016 · The 5-foot Lee, who was of Korean descent, was the first Asian-American man to win an Olympic gold medal for the U.S. In this April 18, 2012 file photo, Olympic diving champion Dr. Sammy Lee waves ...
After graduating from Occidental College n 1943, Sammy Lee entered medical school at Southern Cal, also serving in the US Army for 13 years, leaving with the rank of major. Lee, who was of Korean parentage, won his first AAU title in 1942 on springboard and then retired to concentrate on his medical ...
