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Her first husband, Edward C. Li, died in 2001.

Survivors include her husband, Chi Chang Lee of Fairfax; two children from her first marriage, Katrina L. Li of San Francisco and Philip W. Li of Vienna; her mother, Lao Lao of Taipei, Taiwan; three brothers, AO Wang of Columbia, Charles Wang of New York and Zu Wang of Taipei; and two sisters, Kathy Hou of Los Angeles and Amy Wang of Taipei.

Tai-Ming Jackson KwokPostal Supervisor

Tai-Ming Jackson Kwok, 51, a U.S. Postal Service supervisor, died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease Feb. 3 at his home in Centreville.

Mr. Kwok worked for the past 19 years at the Postal Service, first in Merrifield and most recently at Dulles International Airport.

He was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Ghana and Britain, where he attended Davis College. He moved to the Washington area in 1984.

Known for his easygoing nature, quirkiness and sense of humor, Mr. Kwok enjoyed martial arts, traveling, the Discovery Channel and horror movies.

Survivors include his wife, Li-Ming Chen of Centreville; two children, Sally Kwok and Sean Kwok, both of Centreville; his father, Sik-Chung Kwok of New York; a sister; and two brothers.

George R. WesleyD.C. Police Lieutenant

George R. Wesley, 79, who spent 25 years with the DC. police, died Feb. 8 at his daughter's home in Lanham. He was a resident of Temple Hills.

On the D.C. police force, Mr. Wesley worked with District high schools before retiring as a lieutenant in 1987. He received numerous awards and in 1963 was named, along with his partner, Melvin Hardy, Policemen of the Month for capturing two murder suspects.

After retiring, Mr. Wesley joined the U.S. Marshals Service as a court security officer in the D.C. Court of Appeals. He retired again in 2002.

Mr. Wesley was born in Rock Hall, Md., and attended Delaware State University in Dover, where he played football. He graduated from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne with a bachelor's degree in industrial education. After college, he served in the Army in Korea.


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