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The Wong Family: Back row from left: Matthew(oldest brother), Mom, Dad, Timothy(2nd brother)
Front row from left, Rosina, & Rowena
Rowena was born in April 28, 1958 in Hong Kong.
Mr. Wong always enjoy playing with her and taking her places.
Rowena and her Mother
Rowena and her elder sister, Rosina
Rowena was very close to her nanny (chut jeah) who took care of her beginning the day from waking her up to putting her back in bed.
Rowena has ALWAYS enjoyed one of her favorite treats, Ice Cream!
Popular family activity during hot summer in Hong Kong.
Rosina, Rowena and their father
Rowena enjoyed playing with the sand when she was a child.
Timothy (second elder brother), her elder sister and Rowena.
Starting school…
St. Stephen’s Girls’ College, Hong Kong
School photo of Rowena at the age of 4
Rowena just walked in the door coming home from school.
School just finished, so time to go out and eat!
Her school activities…
Ready, set …GO!
She was an athlete and had won 1st place in short track.
At school she enjoyed creative arts, such as playing the flute, guitar and drawing
Rowena was quite good at dancing
Found her second half…
At Ocean Park, Hong Kong with William. 1978
William and Rowena, 1979
On an outing in Sausalito
Rowena liked being with kids and was a teacher for elementary students for a year
Tying the Knot… 1981
Rowena’s wedding was held in Los Angeles where many close friends came to celebrate her marriage.
Sharing a special moment with her mother.
Rowena and William Chiu got married on November 14, 1981
Traditional Chinese Wedding Banquet in the evening. The best man was her second elder brother Timothy and the bride maid was her classmate Jackie.
Graduation… 1982
Graduated in California State University, Los Angeles with a business major in 1982.
William, her father, Rowena, her mother, Akiko (yet sister in-law) and Timothy (her second elder brother).
Start a family…firstborn
1986…
At Stanley Park with William and their son Stanley in Vancouver, Canada, 1988
At Stanley’s first Disneyland’s visit, 1989
Stanley always attached to Rowena when he was young.
Second Son… 1990
Stanley seems surprised to have a new family member!
Her second son, Jason, was a heavy child, tipping the scale at a little over 8 pounds!
Jason was very attached to Rowena just as his older brother when he was an infant.
Rowena and Jason, two years old, on the cable car in Disneyland. They no longer offer that attraction.
Families events…
Celebration to her parent’s 50th anniversary.
Back row from left: Timothy, William and Jason, Matthew (eldest brother), Tony.
Middle row from left: Akiko (sister-in-law), Rowena, Mr. and Mrs. Wong, Cindy (sister-in-law), Rosina.
Front row from left: Stephanie, Stanley, and Jennifer.
Family trips…
Monterey, California 1995
Took a rest while on the tour of the Hoover Dam, 1995
In Shanghai in front of the famous tower, Oriental Pearl Tower.
Shanghai, China, 1997
At the top of the tower
On the Royal Caribbean cruise to Ensenada, Mexico, 1998
Hawaii, Honolulu, 1998
Inner tubes in Big Bear are heavier than they look! 1998
Washington, D.C. 1999
William and Rowena happily lounging next to a swimming pool.
Toronto, Canada, 1999
The Battle Begins 2001 Against Cancer…
…And Still Having Fun!
During the recovery of the recetomey, radiation and chemotherapy, 2001
When the energy level is back she went on a short hiking trip in Los Angeles National Park. 2001
She was still active and went with the family to ski and snowboard at Snow Valley in Big Bear. 2001
She had an optimistic attitude and was very positive
Alaska Princess cruise with her family and her parents in 2002.
At Sequoia National Park with the family. 2002
Enjoying a hike Near Yosemite 2003
The cancer had metastasize to her bone. After the hip surgery and second chemo in 2005. At the Carlsbad Flower Fields in San Diego
In front of St. Francis Cathedral in Santa Fe, 2005
Visiting her elder brother Timothy at his gallery at Santa Fe, 2005
At a company party at Newport Beach
She went back to Hong Kong to celebrate her high school St. Stephen’s Girls’ College 100th Anniversary in 2006
On our way to Big Bear to see the snow!
Lake Arrowhead, 2007
Rowena always enjoyed visits from Tim and Akiko. Getty Museum, 2007
About to depart for a cruise to Italy and a tour of Italy. 2008
Taking a lovely ride in a gondola in Venice, Italy 2008.
Touring the old ruins of Katakolon, Greece in 2008
At Santorini, Greece, 2008
Her spirit remain high after the third chemotherapy. In Death Valley, 2009
Enjoying the sun as she takes in the view in Sedona, Arizona 2009
Exploring the cliffs and canyons in Sedona with ancient Native American drawings, 2009.
At a Pumpkin Festival at Tanaka Farms in Irvine. 2009
She fell very ill in October and passed away on October 14, 2010.
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Thank you all for coming!
Slides not being used
Rowena never did like reading, so it was often that she was caught daydreaming
Musical chairs at her preschool
Matthew, the second eldest sibling, is in the background steering the boat.
Timothy (second elder brother), Rowena and her elder sister.
Enjoying the beach in Hong Kong with Timothy
Hanging out at the back of the boat
Rowena driving and Rosina riding alongside
Rowena & Timothy, her eldest brother
Rowena trying to teach the family dog some new tricks!
Hanging out with a group a friends at Pasadena City College
Zipporah and Rowena at an amusement park
Jason loves
Jason and Rowena gets ready as Winnie and her daughter Tiffany help with the launch