Wow it's been 5 years ago today you went to be home with the Lord. Even though you been gone this long I myself still talk about you with others and now Maggie Eng has retired so it only leaves me there at the Chinese Center. Lai Wong still comes in singing the songs you used to sing together as a duo and we all used to sing and have so much fun. You are truly missed my friend, you may be gone but never forgotten! You left a big imprint in everyone's heart that knew you! My biggest condolences to your beautiful wife and your children and grandchildren! I'll never forget how your eyes lid up when you spoke about your grandbaby, she was your world! Your kitchen still stands but no Roy and no one could ever cook as good as you did! RIP my friend, you live forever in our hearts!

My condolences I work with Roy well I hung out with him for couple of years I work at a market and he worked with me in Guadalupe az  it was call Guadalupe market  him an I got out after work an love his be beetle music especially yellow submarine he took me to a Chinese party which it was  new years   day in Hong Kong he had a beautiful Pontiac  we lost contact when he had to move cause the owner was selling his store I just live next door  I love his cooking he told me he going to  a big chefs an he wanted me to work for him when his dream come true  I wish I did  he was  a brother to me always having fun he shiw some karate moves and I show some dance moves   prayers for his beautiful family  
God bless  
Jimmy  Lovato nieto Jr

I can't believe it's been 4 years since you been gone my friend! I know your family are still mourning you and wishing you were still here with them. I know we here at the Chinese Senior Center wish you were still here! We miss you, nothing is the same new cook again this makes 2 since you left the Chinese Center and no one tops you! We sure do miss you my wonderful friend! Me and Miriam were talking about you the other day on how we missed you! Until we meet again at heavens gates, stay gold!

Hello my wonderful friend Roy! I know your in heaven still being the cook, feeding Jesus and his Angels! Your kitchen is still here but no Roy to be found but a new cook! No one could ever take your place here at the Chinese Senior Center where you cooked up a tasty and wonderful meal for everyone  to enjoy and the members still remember your cooking! We all miss you here at the Chinese Senior Center! I know God needed you so now your with him in the heavenly whipping up heavenly food! We miss you but we will see you again in Jesus Mighty Name! RIP my good friend from Jojo at the Chinese Senior Center! 🙏

Hello my friend I can’t believe it’s already been a whole year since you been gone! Myself and Maggie Eng will forevermore miss you Roy! You were a great friend, husband, father and grandfather to everyone who knew you! RIP my friend, God bless your soul! 😢💔💔💔☹️😞

https://www.smule.com/p/489855449_892091498

https://www.smule.com/p/489855449_892102411

Those are links to my music account where you can listen to Roy sing with me and a coworker. 

My Roy, What can I say. I learned so much from you as I started at the senior center, but it was in our moments we shared singing and talking about the Beatles that I will always treasure.  Thank you for being you. Never conforming to what anyone else wanted you to be. I love and miss your advice, your singing loudly I might add while I tried to concentrate on my work. For always feeding me and telling me not to "eat that crap" as you would tell me. For just making me laugh when new people were in our building.  For your laughter, our friendship and bond we shared through music. I truly miss you daily. Now whose going to make me eat vegetables?  

Hi my name is Josie also known as Jojo and I was a very good friend of Roy. I also worked at the Chinese Senior Center where Roy worked as a cook and I was truly blessed to of known him. He was the number 1 cook and will always be to me. He knew how to cook up any dish from scratch and he new how to savor it to perfection! He was a very hard worker and he knew his job like no other. He was very loved by staff as well as the members that attended here! His death shocked myself and my supervisor Maggie Eng as we were the closest to him. He sat and laughed and spoke with us everyday! He was such a character and he will truly be missed! Besides his cooking, he was also a great singer! We would always sing a duo together called, Someone's Knocking At The Door, Somebody's Ringing The Bell and another one of his favorites was, Don't Forget To Remember Me, he would always sing it! Also Let It Be, Hey Jude and so many others! He would sound just like the original singer I would always tell him wow you sound just like the singer and all he would do is laugh! I'll never forget his laugh! Myself and my Supervisor were not aware that he was terminally ill because the last I saw him he looked healthy and he was just having stomach pain and also he had fallen and hurt his ribs but we were never  aware nor ever told anything different. We actually awaited for him to return back to work. If we would have known we would have been visiting him and we would have attended the funeral. My heart broke when I found out, I was so so saddened to hear about him. I considered him a part of my family! We will all surely miss him and his kitchen still stands here awaiting his return, and I still call it Roys Kitchen because it is and always will be. There will never be another Roy, he was one of a kind! Before I end this message I'll never forget his face every time he spoke of his  granddaughter, those were his eyes and his heart! My prayers are with you all! God bless!
Love The Garcia Family 

I will miss uncle Roy. He always had the best cooking tips for me and I’ll always remember how he taught me how to stir in ingredients a certain way into hot and sour soup, how to properly cut something, and his critique for my lo baht goh (daikon pancake?). For the longest time as a child I always thought he was Ringo ‘cause he was the asian version of him; he knew all the Beatles songs and looked just like him. Whenever a Beatles song comes on I will always be thinking of uncle Roy. He will surely be missed and may he rest in peace ✌🏼 

OBITUARY

Roy Yan

20 November, 1955 – 14 March, 2020

Greenwood Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery

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