Jon Joe (Chow) and Charlayne Thornton-Joe

Jon’s father owned a cobbler shop in Chinatown in the early 20th century. Jon is one of only four Chinese Freemason’s Esteemed Elders in Canada and the only known witness who saw the Chinese Freemason’s Lantern in its full glory. Several leaders in Victoria's Chinese community, including Jon’s daughter, Charlayne, are from this family.