Born in 1945 to a China couple, he was a traditional Chinese man who worked as a draftman in Wing Tai Garment Factory. It was the place where he met his first love who worked as a seamtress there. After a short courtship, they married and had 3 kids which the eldest is a daughter followed by 2 sons. He worked hard for the family and surrendered his paycheck to his wife every month to support the family. There was no complaint as he believed strongly that a man should not let his wife and kids go hungry. He did his part as a financial provider to the family until he retired at the age of 60.

Mary Kathleen Paulsen, 72, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at her home in Denham Springs, Louisiana, surrounded by love.
Survivors include her children, Tim (Debbie) Eads, Jill (Carolynn) Eads-Lee and Colleen (Jason) Sites; dear friend and former husband Andrew Eads; siblings Darlene Eckerman, Colleen (Ken) Johnson, Bob Glisar, Lee Cummins, and Carole Cummins-Simms; six grandchildren Moses (Nicki) Castellano, Megan Castellano, Mackenzie Castellano, Colby Eads, Chase Eads, and Cameron Sites; and two great-grandchildren Reagan and Kennedy Castellano; nineteen nieces and nephews, and many great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father Robert Glisar, mother Elizabeth Cummins, and stepfather Norman Cummins.
“I love all of my children, even the ones I did not give birth to.” This quote perfectly illustrates our Mom’s generous and loving nature. Coffee and crosswords got her up in the morning, before starting the work of the day. Mary wholeheartedly embraced her most treasured role of Motherhood. She supported her children in countless committees, fundraisers, sports, scouts, music and dance activities. She also excelled in professional environments, and as any of her colleagues would tell you, she was a hard worker and committed teammate. To meet Mary was to become her friend or unofficially adopted child or grandchild. She showed her love in whatever capacity she had to give. Her affection might be in the form of food, gifts, hugs and kisses, or in the true gift of her presence, conversation and laughter. This presence and her bright smile will be sorely missed.
Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be sent to Colleen Sites to be used toward the Celebration of Life or to the charity of your choice.

Christopher Edward-Thomas Sniegowski of 127 Shirley

St. Molalla, Ore. died Tuesday, November 10, 2015,

surrounded by his loving family, after a long, brave fight

against a genetic lung disease. He was 46.

Christopher was born September 23, 1969 in Seattle,

Wash., to Dave E. and Maria Sniegowski. He graduated

from Beaverton High School in 1988. He married Opel

Gaylene Leaton August 23, 2008.

He was a retired security officer, avid gun enthusiast,

beloved husband, father, and grandfather. Nothing was more

important to him than his family. He was a beloved man, the

foundation of his family. He will never be forgotten.

He is survived by his wife, Opel; son Justin Thomas

Sniegowski; daughters Marissa Elizabeth Luebben and

Chantell Nichole Luebben; grandson Liam Dean Franklin;

future sons-in-law Nathan Franklin and Donald Drake;

puppies Sebastian, Lilly, and Boomer

Dr. Richard Teh-Fu Tan touched the lives of countless people in immeasurable ways. He was beloved by thousands of people across the globe for his wisdom, inspiration, humor and compassion. He tirelessly shared his teachings with innumerable practitioners for three decades.

This memorial site is lovingly hosted by Delphine Armand, Paul Wang and Eileen Han — apprentices of Dr. Tan — to celebrate an amazing man, career and life..

We welcome you to post your fondest memories of Dr. Tan below:

We are bonded forever in friendship through the magical place we all call home.

Mrs Rita Hei In Wong Tsui died in Hong Kong on December 20 2015 at the age of 29.

She is survived by her husband Nathan Tsui.

Rita was born on September 28 1986 in Hong Kong to Frankie and Mrs Wong. She graduated from UBC in 2008 with an undergrad degree in Biophysics. She later married Nathan Tsui, her sweetheart, in 2013.

Moving back to Hong Kong after studying in Canada, Rita began working and take part in her community.

A funeral is scheduled for January 11 2016 at North Point, with a reception to follow at Hong Kong Funeral Home. Mr Nathan Tsui will officiate the ceremony. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Rita's life. The family would like to thank St Paul Hospital Hong Kong for their dedication.

The first Version is in French, scroll down to read the English Eulogy.

EN FRANCAIS

Née le 1ier Octobre 1938, Gerry et sa sœur Louise ont grandis dans une grande famille avec des parents, grands-parents, oncles et tantes qui les aiment beaucoup. Selon Louise, Gerry était bien connu au tour du Lac Connelly quand il était bébé à cause de ces pleurs qui résonnaient.

“Durant la guerre, quand on entendait la sirène, il fallait éteindre toute les lumières et les rideaux. La ville de Montréal était en noirceur totale. Le bruit de la sirène était si fort, qu’on en avait peur. Même si on nous disait que c’était seulement une pratique et que les Allemands ne viendraient jamais jusqu’ici… On ne sait jamais comme disait grand-mère Walsh.” Louise K. Pomeroy, sœur de Gerry.

Gerry et Louise on tous les deux été envoyées a l’école Couvent des Sœurs de la Providence dans St-Vincent-de-Paul. Ils y étaient pour environ 3 ans. Durant une journée de visite un Dimanche, Gerry voulait impressionner et a pris son bicycle. Il pédalait bien jusqu’à ce qu’il descende une pente très apique, a perdu le contrôle de son vélo et a foncé dans une voiture stationné. Bien sûr, il s’en est sorti seulement avec des égratignures sur les genoux, les mains et sa fierté.

Gerry a fait partit des scouts quelques années et allait au camp pendant 2 semaines avec un groupe qui s’appelaient les écureuils joyeux. Sa mère était inquiète quand Gerry partait dans le bois, mais il revenait toujours sain et sauf après 2 semaines avec son grand sourire et un sac plein de linges salles.
Gerry aimait tout réparer dans la maison lui-même, il n’était pas question de payer un professionnel! En 1960, il a complété son diplôme en mécanique pour réparer radio et télévision. Son habilité d’entreprendre des travaux par lui-même on dut venir de son père Georges. Une fois au chalet d’été, Georges terminait des rénovations proches de la chambre à Gerry. Un matin quand Louise déjeunais a la table à manger, Gerry marchait en-haut ou il y avait les rénovations et sur une des planches il a glissé et une planche de plywood est tombé directement sur la table à manger proche de ou Louise mangeait. Quand Louise regarda au plafond, elle voyait que la jambe à Gerry qui suspendait. Un autre exemple de Gerry le « Trouble Maker ». Dans leurs vingtaines, Gerry et Louise ont commencé à se faire des groupes d’amis différents et la vie de campagne ne les intéressaient plus. C’est à ce moment que Gerry à commencer sa passion pour la musique et a établi un groupe de music.
Gerry était le fier père de trois enfants, Chrystine, Daniel-Gilbert et Mathieu. La perte de Chrystine a seulement l’âge de 20ans fus une très grosse étape à surmonter dans sa vie et pour toute la famille. Il n’a jamais cessé de s’ennuyer d’elle ou de l’aimer.
Il était un joueur de guitare “Jazz” passionné, et si tu oubliais de dire le mot “Jazz” dans ce descriptif il t’aurait corrigé. Quand Gerry jouait sa guitare, c’était impossible de lui parler. Il était tellement consommer dans son art. Il n’aimait que le Jazz. Si tu étais en voiture et que ce n’était pas du Jazz qui jouait à la radio, la radio serait éteinte.

Gerry avait une sérieuse peur de ne pas être inclus. A l’âge de 65 ans, lui et Daniel on battu Mathieu (16 ans) et son amis Maxime a un match de Foot dans la cours-arrière du 174 rue St-Denis à St-Sauveur. Gerry, Daniel et Mathieu étaient aussi de sérieux partisans du Canadiens de Montréal. Ils ont passés des nombreuses soirées à s’obstiner comment rendre le Canadiens meilleurs. Selon Gerry, la solution c’est d’avoir plus de Québécois dans l’équipe. Peu importe son âge, 8 ou 77 ans, Gerry a toujours été profondément un gamin, un comédien et aussi un charmeur. Il avait un incroyable sens de l’humour, en autant que tu ne riais pas de lui. Son charme lui donnait un pouvoir hors-de-l ‘ordinaire. Gerry était vraiment un emblème de vivre avec un esprit jeune pour toujours.
Mis-a-part sa passion pour la musique et sa femme Helene, Gerry adorait faire de la voile et il a eu un bateau pendant 15 ans sur le Lac Champlain avec Helene et Mathieu. Il était un bon capitaine et n’a jamais arrêté de rêver de faire de la voile, même après qu’il l’est vendu. Après la voile, Gerry et Helene on achetées un VR et on voyager sur la cote-est du Canada et dans le sud des États-Unis pendant trois ans. Durant ces trois années, ils ont passés des moments romantiques, ils ont fait de nouvelles amitiés, ils ont fait du cheval sur la plage au Texas et on chasser les alligators dans les Everglades de la Floride.
Gerry laisse derrière une femme extraordinaire et qu’il aimait beaucoup. Helene et Gerry ont pris soins de un-et-l ‘autre durant les 5 dernières années quand les problèmes de santé ont commencé.
Ces 13 derniers mois en vie ont été en compagnie de sa femme Helene et de son fils Mathieu à Sydney en Australie. Il passait ces journées soit avec sa famille, à jouer de la guitare, ou des journées à la plage. Sa plage préférée était celle de Balmoral car il pouvait voire les bateaux-à-voile et sa lui rappelais les 15ans qu’il a passé sur le Lac Champlain. Dernièrement, il avait très hâtes de jouer une chanson (La vie en Rose) au mariage de Jenna et Mathieu, il pratiquait a tous les jours pour ce moment. Avant de nous quitter, Gerry était si heureux, il est parti en paix et calmement sans souffrance, et au côté d’Helene.

IN ENGLISH

Born on 1 October 1938, Gerry and his sister Louise grew up in a family with loving parents, grandparents and aunts and uncles who cared for them. From what Louise heard, as a baby, Gerry was very well known in Lake Connelly for his loud cries echoing around the lake where they spent their summers.
"During the war when a siren would be heard we would have to turn off all the lights and pull the blinds. The whole city of Montreal would be in total darkness. The siren sounded on and on and it was eerie and we were both scared – our having heard about the Germans. Though we were told it was only a practice and the Germans would never come this close.....but one never knows our grandma Walsh would say." Louise K. Pomeroy, sister of Gerry.
Gerry and Louise were sent to a boarding school ‘Couvent des Soeurs de la Providence’ in St-Vincent de Paul. They were there for about 3 years. One Sunday Gerry wanted to show off and got hold of a bicycle, he was doing fine until he found himself going down a very steep incline and lost control, crashing into a parked car. He got up holding his nose and his mum was screaming, certain he had broken his nose…..but he was okay except for skinned knees and hands, some damage to his school uniform and a dent in his pride.
Gerry was a boy scout for a couple of years and would go to camp for 2 weeks with a group called “Les Ecureuils Joyeux’ (The Happy Squirrels). Although his mother was worried, Gerry would return safe and sound from 2 weeks in the woods looking happy, very dirty and holding a big bag of laundry.
Gerry was a self-proclaimed builder and in 1960 got his radio and TV mechanical certificate. He continued to fix up every house he had, making small improvements to each home and the appliances inside it. He must have got this from his father Georges who spent his weekends and holidays working on the summer cottage. His father had built a breakfast nook and was continuing work on the rest of the cottage. One morning, as Louise sat at the breakfast table, little mischievous Gerry was walking on the beams still under construction. He slipped and a sheet of plywood fell directly down onto the breakfast nook with Gerry hanging on to one of the beams, his legs dangling in the air. The beam narrowly missed Louise who had just gotten up from the table to put the dishes in the sink when the plywood came down. Just one example of Gerry the troublemaker.
In his 20s, Gerry became interested in music, and was a very talented and passionate jazz guitar player (and if you didn’t mention jazz in that sentence he would correct you on it). He formed a jazz/ rock and roll band where he sang and was the lead guitarist with a thick set of gelled back black hair and a fashionable curl in his fringe. When Gerry was playing it was impossible to speak to him because he'd immerse himself so much into the music. He didn't like any other music than Jazz and if you turned on the radio and it was anything other than Jazz, he would yell "This isn't real music!". So to avoid making him angry, we would drive in silence most of the time.
Gerry was a proud father of three children; his daughter Chrystine and his two sons Daniel-Gilbert and Mathieu. The loss of Chrystine at the young age of 20 was a tremendous blow to Gerry and the family and he never stopped missing her or loving her. Gerry had serious fear of missing out which lead him to participate in a spirited and surprising game of football, Gerry (65 at the time) and Daniel beat Mathieu (16 at the time) and his friend Maxime. Gerry, Daniel and Mathieu were also very passionate Montreal Canadiens Ice Hockey fans and spent much of the winter cuddled together, screaming in front of the TV. Gerry was adamant that the key to the success of the Canadiens Hockey club was to have more French-Canadian players on the team!

Apart from his passion for music and his wife Helene, Gerry was a very keen sailor and the family had a sailboat for 15 years which they would sail every summer on Lake Champlain. He was a great sailor and the captain of the boat and never stopped dreaming about sailing. After they sold the boat, Gerry and Helene bought an RV and travelled around Southern USA for 3 years where they shared romantic moments, met a lot of their best friends and spent holidays with Mathieu riding horses on the beach and searching for crocodiles in the everglades.
No matter how old Gerry was 8 or 77, he always remained a prankster, a trouble maker and a heart breaker. He had a great sense of humour, unless you made fun of him... His charisma enabled him to convince others of doing things in his favour. Gerry was the true reflection of being forever young and living life to the fullest.
Gerry leaves behind his wonderful wife that he loved very much, Helene Lachance. Over the past 7 years, Helene and Gerry have looked after one-another when health issues begin. The final 13 months of his life were spent by his wife Helene and son Mathieu. During his final days he felt extremely happy, he spent most of his days playing guitar or going to the beach. His favourite beach was Balmoral because he could see all the beautiful sail boats which reminded him of the 17 years he had his own boat. He was very excited to play a song (La Vie en Rose) at Mathieu and Jenna’s wedding so recently he was practicing every day. If he wasn’t at the beach or playing guitar, he was with Helene, Mathieu or his new extended family on Jenna’s side that he loved very much. Gerry’s departure from earth was painless, peaceful and with Helene by his side.