China News Service, April 28 (Xinhua), according to the US "World Daily" report, New York Chinatown celebrity Lei Bai Rui (Shuck Seid) died on the evening of April 25 local time, at the age of 96. It is reported that Lei Bairui once established Chinatown Auxiliary Police Corps to protect Chinatown for 46 years.
Lei Bairui was born on November 16, 1923 in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, and then went to the United States for further study, and met his beloved wife Wu Nancy in New York.
After finishing high school in New York, Lei Bairui joined the Roosevelt (FDR) army during World War II, and then entered his dream university Georgetown University (Georgetown University) to study, and successfully graduated from the university's diplomatic college in 1949, and married Wu Nancy.
After graduation, Lei Bairui decided to live in Chinatown, New York, and his wife worked in the family business Yonganhe. The company was located at 26 Mott st. The address was also the company ’s headquarters for a century. At the same time, he also served as a public health worker for 35 years in the New York City Department of Health. During that time, he began to work in contact with the Huabu community, explaining food hygiene courses to local restaurant owners in Chinese to help them obtain Certificate necessary for operating a restaurant business license.
Lei Bairui co-founded the Chinatown Auxiliary Police Corps with Lu Bingming and Cheng Panming in 1969. During the rise of the crime rate in New York in 1960, the Chinatown Auxiliary Police Corps, a subsidiary of the 5th Branch Bureau, quickly played an important role in maintaining the security of Chinatown. Played an important role.
From 1986 to 2014, Lei Bairui served as the assistant commander and director of the 5 branch Chinatown project. Until February 2015, he retired at the age of more than 90 due to poor health. He served Chinatown for a full 46 years and was well received by New York. The police station and the Chinese community respect it.
During his lifetime, Lei Bairui said that he was proud of his dedication to Chinatown. He also served as the principal of the True Light Lutheran Church Chinese School; his compassion, dedication, and understanding of Chinatown ’s history. , Has helped a large number of Chinatown residents and businesses, and promoted the development of Chinatown.