母親趙艶红女士已於2020年9月24日在香港仁濟醫院安祥去世，享年93歲。母親於1927年6月17日在香港出生，父親趙善早逝，她和兄長趙汝長由外祖母蘇雨願撫養成人。母親年輕時便嫁給了父親陳伯忍，及後組織了一個六兒兩女的家庭。

母親一生堅毅，果敢，聰穎，和對新事物充滿好奇。在父親1970年2月18日因病早逝之後，她克服了種種困難，逆境，在外祖母的輔助下成功撫養了我們八兄弟姊妹。為了在經濟不佳的時期提供家人生活，母親選擇了帶工廠的物料回家加工，以便在工作期間給我們最好的照顧。

母親終身好學，從媒體中不斷了解世界時事。年輕時，她也曾將自學的知識和累積的經驗應用於房地產和外匯市場。在74歲高齡時，她仍在資訊科技署舉辦的資訊科技認知課程中獲頒發金獎。

她還喜歡早上行山。及後, 在會所健身室鍛煉身體，閱讀雜誌和報紙。母親最開心的時光，就是一家人和孩子，孫兒, 曾孫們聚首，知道他們學業，工作有所進展。許多人都欽佩母親儘管經歷了重重逆境，仍能夠將眾多孩子撫養，成為有責任心並對社會有所貢獻的人。

母親深被各子孫及其配偶所愛。各人亦深受母親身教感動。兒孫各人如下：

兒 國維、媳美賢
- 孫女樂懿、孫婿德隆
-- 外曾孫女雅曦

兒 國良、媳桂麗
- 孫女樂勤、孫婿仕鎏
- 孫子樂、孫媳Kana
-- 曾孫Devin
-- 曾孫女Molly, Keilly

兒 國源、媳美娟
- 孫女樂珈

兒 國培、媳淑玲
- 孫女樂詩、孫婿天朗
-- 外曾孫明心
- 孫子豐、孫媳珞珩
-- 曾孫逸程

女 敏兒、婿志鏗

兒 國超、媳漢儀
- 孫子朗、子熙

女 傑兒、婿Wayne
- 外孫智恒
- 外孫女宛蓉

兒 國本

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Mother, CHIU Yim Hung (趙艶红), age 93, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2020 at Yan Chai Hospital, Hong Kong. She was born in Hong Kong on June 17, 1927. Her father CHIU Sin (趙善) died young. She was then brought up with her elder brother CHIU Yu Chiang (趙汝長) by grandmother SO Yu Yuen (蘇雨願). Mother married young to father, CHAN Pak Yan (陳伯忍) and raised a family with six sons and two daughters.

During her lifetime, mother was brave and smart. She took up responsibility after father’s early death at age 47 on February 18, 1970 and successfully brought up eight children with the help from grandmother.

Mother was strong and had guided the family through adversities, tackled challenges throughout her lifetime. To support our family during the adverse economic period, mother brought factory materials home for processing so that she could provide the best care for her children whilst working. Mother did not have the chance for formal education because of poverty, so she treasured the importance of education very much and guided her children to study hard and emphasized the importance of integrity and self-reliance.

Mother always kept herself up to date on current affairs through reading newspaper and magazines. When she was in her fifties, she applied her self-learned knowledge on investment and started to make better income through property investment and in foreign exchange market. At the age of 74, mother received a Gold Prize Certificate in IT Awareness from a program organized by the Information Technology Services Department.

Mother enjoyed morning mountain walks and at her older age doing exercises in the club house’s gymnasium. But her greatest joys were when attending gatherings with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and knowing their accomplishments. She was admired by many to be able to raise her many children into responsible adults, contributing to society despite all the adversities.

Mother is dearly loved and will be greatly missed. She is survived by her children and grandchildren and their spouses as well as great grandchildren whom she loved and touched deeply:

Son, Kwok Wai and wife Mai Yin,
- Granddaughter, Lok Yee, and husband Tak Leong
-- Great granddaughter, Nga Hei

Son, Kwok Leung and wife Ella,
- Granddaughter, Amy and husband Phillip
- Grandson, Billy and wife Kana
-- Great grandson, Devin
-- Great granddaughters, Molly and Keilly

Son, Kwok Yuen and wife Bicky,
- Granddaughter, Charlotta

Son, Kwok Pui and wife Iris,
- Granddaughter, Rois and husband Marc
-- Great grandson, Connor
- Grandson, Victor and wife Laur-ann
-- Great grandson, Enzo

Daughter, Mun Yee and husband Chi Hang,

Son, Kwok Chiu and wife Hon Yi,
- Grandsons, Tsz Long and Tsz Hei

Daughter, Kit Yi and husband Wayne,
- Grandson, Kelvin
- Granddaughter, Rebecca

Son, Kwok Pun.

On the 24th of September, 2020, after a long illness, Linda Kay (True) Harvey was found to have passed on and transitioned to a new dimension. She was preceded in death by her Mother, Arleen Kay, and her Father, James Allen True.
Cause of death was determined to be Congestive Heart Failure, which had caused her extended illness.
Linda, known as Lyndee to many of her friends, left behind her beloved Dachshund dog, Bailey, 8 siblings, as well as many friends both within and outside the LGBTQ+ community.
Linda worked the last 16+ years as a caregiver with Beneficial Health Services. She shared herself and her compassion with all the elders she cared for and served. Although she was unable to work since June 2019 due to her health issues, she will long be remembered at Beneficial.
Linda was a community minded person who actively sought to help those less fortunate than herself, or anyone in need. For many years she was a volunteer, helping with holiday food boxes, and yearlong fundraising with the Imperial Sovereign Court of Spokane. Throughout her time as a volunteer, Linda was recognized with many awards, plaques and gifts in appreciation for her hard work.
It is with great sadness, we set Linda to rest.
Due to the length of her illness, there are few resources or assets to accommodate the needs that accompany her death. Although her family has many riches of intrinsic value, the financial means to take care of Linda's final expenses are very limited, if at all available.
We have need to request that any friends or family with the ability, as guided by your heart, to express their love of Linda by donating to her final expenses.
Donations can be made directly toward her cremation costs with Spokane Cremation & Funeral Service by calling 509-324-9375 and referencing Linda K. Harvey. You may also donate to the family for the other expenses that accompany her transition, ie death certificates, obituaries, etc. through Paypal, paypal.me/sasswilly. All donations will go initially towards her cremation costs then to remaining expenses involved in finalizing Linda's life here with us.
May she rest in peace. She will be missed.

Patrick * Son,Brother,Nephew,Uncle,Father,Grandfather & Husband & Friend,The Best Guy to get you Laughing,Thinking or just Listening about anything! A True Honorable Gentleman in every situation and an Excellent Person to have the privilege to know and to Love.
Born to Edgar & Cecilia Lowry September 6th,1954 at Weatherford, OK and Born Again with Jesus, September 28th,2020
We Love You! Your Selfless Love and Kindnesses, We will endeavor to carry forward as an Honor to your legacy.
But those who keep waiting for the LORD will renew their strength. Then they'll soar on wings like eagles; they'll run and not grow weary; they'll walk and not grow tired." ISA 40:31

Thalia Dee Brown, a Denver psychotherapist with a specialty in addiction and trauma abuse, died at Sunrise at Cherry Creek on August 18, 2020 at the age of 87. She was a prominent member of the York Street Club and other Denver AA groups where she was always ready to volunteer as a sponsor.

Born and raised in Kansas City, Mo., Dee was the daughter of artists Cecil and Blanche Carstenson. She attended Missouri Valley College and returned to KC to marry William S. Brown at the age of 20. Dee was a loving mother to their children Laura, Eric, and Tony Brown, who survive her along with her ex-husband Bill and her late brother Blue’s children David Carstenson and Cindy Kalinoski.

In the late 50’s, Dee and Bill moved to New York City and other East Coast locales before settling with their family in Greenwood, Mo. In 1959. In 1966, the family moved to Kansas City.

When not running the Brown household, Dee attended classes at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and earned a BA degree in Sociology. She volunteered for community groups, including co-managing an interracial Fellowship House community center. She and the family ran the KC office of Eugene McCarthy’s presidential campaign and she often hosted “seminars” with friends to discuss current events. At home, Dee was a loving mother and one of the best cooks in the neighborhood. She baked bread and cooked up exotic Mediterranean and Asian dishes well before it became fashionable.

In 1971, the family moved to Denver’s Congress Park neighborhood. Over the years, Dee volunteered at the library, community groups, and with political campaigns including Pat Schroeder’s first primary campaign. After her divorce in 1978, Dee started attending AA meetings at the York Street Club and celebrated her first AA “birthday” in 1980. For several years she lived with her partner Carlos Valenzuela, an artist and York Street member.

In 1991, Dee earned a Master of Arts degree in Psychology and Counseling from Boulder Graduate School. After working several years for a therapy practice, she started her own practice specializing in addiction and trauma abuse. In the ‘90s she specialized in ritual abuse cases and published a handbook on the subject.

Dee was a skilled and empathetic listener and helped her clients take control of their lives. After hours, she volunteered at York Street. Despite the tragic stories she heard every day, she was always known for her optimism and playful sense of humor.

Dee loved to drive up to the mountains in her Fiat 124 sportscar. For several decades she owned a cabin that she and her family helped build up at 11,500 feet under Horseshoe Mountain near Fairplay. Dee loved caring for her canine pets, starting with the family dog Andy, and moving on to Booblah, Chuck, Pandora, Sam, and Molly. She enjoyed traveling with friends, including trips to Mexico, Europe, and Dubai. When she traveled to Europe with her mother Blanche, they learned to reconcile their differences and accept each other as friends.

Most of all, she enjoyed the company of her many friends and visits from her children and grandchildren. In the early years her three kids lived in the San Francisco Bay Area before Eric took off to the East Coast and Tony moved back to Colorado. Dee flew out for visits and to attend the weddings of her sons Eric and Tony. She helped Eric and his wife Cindy care for Dee’s newborn grandchildren Cecilia and Isabela.

When Dee bought her house on Holly Street in the early years of the Millennium, she rediscovered her love of gardening with the help of her friend Robbie Burt. In 2016, Dee moved into Sunrise Assisted Living where her mother Blanche had spent her last years. Despite a battle with dementia, Dee lived a rich life until the Covid-19 lock-down of 2020. She enjoyed chatting with her Sunrise neighbors and she often ventured out with her best friend Genelle Hamaker, who would drive her to AA meetings, visits with friends, and to her beloved Rocky Mountains.

Dee sponsored and inspired many AA members over her 41 years of sobriety in AA. Her wisdom and heart live on in the recovery of many sponsee’s, grand sponsee’s, great grand sponsee’s and Friends in the program.

A Friend writes: “Dee’s unconditional devotion to helping others was steadfast and endearing
She helped people realize they are not alone and that they don’t have to live in fear.”

York Street Club plans hold a memorial meeting for Dee at some point in the future. In addition, the family will gather to honor Dee and release her ashes in the summer of 2021.

John Barry, son of William Barry and Eva Barry (nee Morden), was one of four siblings. He is pre-deceased by his brother Grant Barry. John is survived by his brother William Barry and sister, Gillian Werner as well as his four nieces and nephews.
As an avid skier in his 20s and later as a committed swimmer, John always kept busy exploring and pushing himself. With a strong sense of adventure, John moved to Japan in the 90s to teach English and explore Asia . Japan gave John a lifelong love of Sushi and Bonsai. No Christmas gathering was complete without an order of Hokkigai.
John was also a talented Chess player which brought out his competitive side.
Back in Canada, John's pursuit of a career in trading and the market was a large part of his life. He was always investigating MS research, treatment, and therapy trial stocks and ventures as well.

A strong and fiercely independent person, John will be remembered by many as being an incredibly positive and truly unique individual who always took the path less travelled. He will be missed by many who crossed his path through one of his many adventures.

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