SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tuesday, June 23, is May Lee's 100th birthday, an accomplishment for sure, but it pales in comparison to an even bigger story to tell.
But first, you might be asking yourself, who is May Lee?
Lee is an employee for the state of California and has been for the past 77 years. On her birthday, she was in the office at the California Department of General Services working. She started her nearly centennial-long career in 1945 with the California Department of Finance as an accountant. That lasted until 1963.
Since then, she's worked in the California Department of General Services until partially retiring in 1990 at the age of 70. We say partially because she stayed on as a retired annuitant and volunteer.
When Lee started working for the state during World War 2, her office had no air conditioning, no carpeting, no nice lighting, no calculators and no frills. The biggest change for her since then she said is today, "you just press a button and information manually transfers from here to there."
And she's not just hanging out in the office to pass the time. She's actually the department's go-to person for any questions about data and numbers. One of her coworkers said "she finds lost money from 40 years ago."
Even in her advanced age, her mind remains as sharp as a razor.
"You don't have to do crossword puzzles, just to keep your brain. Volunteer, do something, be active and keep moving around," May said.
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