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Happy 75th Birthday, Hyacinth Chen
Behind the story of billionaire Michael Lee-Chin, is a moving lesson for every Jamaican parent. Hyacinth Gloria Leung, an unwed teenage mother was left alone to raise little Michael in Port Antonio. Dedicated to his well-being and education, she worked as cashier, bookkeeper, bookseller and Avon lady. She refused an offer to travel abroad to study, as she could not bear to leave her child. She married the steadfast Vincent Chen, raised with him a large family and founded the Super Plus chain of supermarkets.
A courtyard in the new Michael Lee-Chin Crystal at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto is named in her honour. While touring the building in May of this year, she asked, "What's a little orphan girl from Jamaica doing in a place like this?" You have earned it, Hyacinth Gloria Chen! We salute this inspiring, warm-hearted lady, who celebrated her 75th birthday on Saturday.
Behind the story of billionaire Michael Lee-Chin, is a moving lesson for every Jamaican parent. Hyacinth Gloria Leung, an unwed teenage mother was left alone to raise little Michael in Port Antonio. Dedicated to his well-being and education, she worked as cashier, bookkeeper, bookseller and Avon lady. She refused an offer to travel abroad to study, as she could not bear to leave her child. She married the steadfast Vincent Chen, raised with him a large family and founded the Super Plus chain of supermarkets.
A courtyard in the new Michael Lee-Chin Crystal at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto is named in her honour. While touring the building in May of this year, she asked, "What's a little orphan girl from Jamaica doing in a place like this?" You have earned it, Hyacinth Gloria Chen! We salute this inspiring, warm-hearted lady, who celebrated her 75th birthday on Saturday.
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