李錦洪（Kum Hung Li）於1928年5月11日出生於香港，他在家中排行第二，有一姊、兩弟。童年時曾經歷第二次世界大戰，和平之後，年僅16歲已經考獲駕駛執照，並在父親開設的貨運公司中擔任司機，多年後轉職為旅遊巴士司機。

1953年，25歲的他與生命中的另一半，年齡比他少５歲的劉金蘭結婚。婚後育有四名子女，分別是長子李兆基、二女李淑鵑、三子李兆倫及四子李兆衡，現在還有6名孫兒及６名曾孫。1997年，隨家人移民到加拿大安享晚年。

他熱愛旅行，足跡遍及澳洲、歐洲、美國及加拿大等地，其中特別喜愛到中國旅遊，品嘗各樣美食。他擁有豐富的幽默感，喜歡講笑話讓別人開心。雖然他沒有機會接受高深教育，但他品格正直、誠實及溫和，從不打罵子女，絶對是慈父榜樣。他特別注重各子女的教育，在香港仍未有全面免費教育的情況下，情願承擔各種財政和生活壓力，也堅持子女要接受良好教育。

他實在是一位出色的父親和丈夫，因他對人的善良、誠實和幽默感而被親人朋友懷念。

Kum Hung Li was born on May 11, 1928, in Hong Kong. He was the second child in his family, with one older sister and two younger brothers. He experienced World War II during his childhood. After peace, he obtained his driver's license at the young age of 16 and worked as a driver for his father's freight company, later becoming a tour bus driver.

In 1953, at the age of 25, he married Lau Kam Lan, who was five years younger than him. They had four children: eldest son Edwin, second daughter Eva, third son Steven, and fourth son Alex. They also have six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. In 1997, he immigrated to Canada with his family to enjoy his retirement.

He loved to travel, his travels taking him to Australia, Europe, the United States, and Canada. He particularly enjoyed traveling to China to sample its diverse cuisine. He possessed a rich sense of humor and loved telling jokes to make others laugh. Although he did not have the opportunity for a higher education, he was upright, honest, and gentle, never scolding or abusing his children, making him a model of a loving father. He placed great emphasis on his children's education, and even though Hong Kong did not yet have universal free education, he was willing to bear various financial and living burdens to ensure his children received a good education.

He was truly an outstanding father and husband, remembered fondly by family and friends for his kindness, honesty, and sense of humor.