Hoy Wong

Bartending career Wong started working at the Algonquin Hotel in 1979, one of the oldest bars still operating in the city. He was commemorated for 27 years of work in 2006, which made headlines; Wong credits his longevity to healthy living and a relaxed attitude. "It doesn't matter what happens," he said. "Turn around, I can forget it." Wong himself a teetotaller stopped drinking alcohol in 1982, following a heart attack.

Later life and death Despite working in New York City, Wong lived in Flushing, Queens, New York, from the mid-1970s and remained there until the 1990s, before moving to Succasunna, New Jersey. He had retired several months prior.