Southwest Chinese Journal (Stafford, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1982 Page: 3 of 16
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October, 1982
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Who's Who in Houston:
Southwest Chinese Journal
Salutes
Wallace Gee
Wallace Gee describes himself as a "naturalized Hous-
tonian" since 1939. Over the years, in matters of real
estate and community affairs, Wallace Gee has garnered
the respect of many in Houston. Surely his longtime
involvement in and commitment to the growth of the great-
er Houston community have earned him city-wide renown. -
Born in New Orleans in 1923, Wallace Gee spent much of
his childhood in China before emigrating back to the
United States to seek the American dream. Luckily for
Houston, he and his brothers, the late Albert Gee and
restaurateur Gordon Gee, came to Houston to settle and
seek their fortunes at a time when few if any Chinese
lived here. The Gee brothers have made their mark on
Houston ever since.
Wallace Gee and wife Lucille, a native Chicagoan,
raised three sons, all born in Houston and educated in
the state of Texas: eldest son Kent, an accountant with
Mutual Energy; Bob, an attorney in the General Counsel's
Office at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in
Washington, D.C.; and Paul, a real estate consultant,
appraiser and broker.
With the success he enjoys in real estate as a consul-
tant, appraiser and broker, Wallace Gee has maintained
the oldest real estate firm in the city of Houston within
the Chinese community. Still, since the early '50s, he
has dedicated himself to helping build the Chinese Amer-
ican community. He has served in and been a founding
member of numerous local Chinese organizations, and par-
ticipated on a national level with Chinese concerns.
Having served actively in the community, Wallace Gee
believes the growing Houston Chinese community, in res-
ponse to its many challenges, should promote the leader-
ship potential of the coming generation. To overlook to
provide direction and opportunity for this leadership
potential might stifle the initiative of the young and,
says Gee, "create a detrimental effect to the future."
Gee feels community leadership should not be perpetu-
ally in the hands of a few individuals. He declared,
"A true dedicated leader should only serve a brief period
with any organization." One's position as a leader
should not be viewed as one's personal kingdom or base of
power. Gee well understands that the corruptive nature
of power might undermine, even destroy whatever good in-
tention or ideal a person, acting as a leader in the com-
munity, might have. Heeding his own credo, Gee has cho-
sen to step aside in recent years, and has maintained a
low profile vis-a-vis community activism.
Nevertheless, whatever he engages in continues to bring
honor to the Chinese community. Currently, he serves as
director of two banks and a savings and loan institution,
a tenure dating back 20 years, at a time when a Chinese
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Clockwise from lower left: WAI.LACE GEE, sons PAUL, BOB and KENT GEE;
wife LUCILLE.
American was rarely involved in such a capacity with a
federally guaranteed institution. He is also chairman
of a Loan Committee at Liberty Bank. He is a member of
the President's Council of Houston Baptist University,
Advisory Director of KUHT-TV (Houston's educational TV
station) and a member of the University of Houston's
"Friends of the Library."
It is easy to see that Wallace Gee's commitment to the
Houston community is based on a devotion to people and a
deep appreciation for the land which is his home - the
United States of America. Gee counsels the community,
"As Chinese Americans, we have a special responsibility
to make contributions to our society and our country.
Be well-informed of our political environment and exer-
cise full participation in our democratic system. We
must not disenfranchise ourselves by neglecting our
right to vote."
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Southwest Chinese Journal (Stafford, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1982, newspaper, October 1, 1982; Stafford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth273779/m1/3/?q=green+energy: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.