Ka Lun Yuen

The world lost a beloved mother, Ka Lun Yuen, on Jan 20, 2021. Ka Lun died surrounded by family in Seattle, Washington. She is filled with love and blessings from family and friends who she had touched and loved throughout her life.

She was born in Guangzhou, China on June 19, 1949. She had a strong will and was full of spirits, which carried her through the challenging periods of the Cultural Revolution and forced farming in rural areas. She is a leader with compassion and many talents, and she made many life-long friends. She yearned for freedom and a better way of life, so she gambled and risked her life five times to escape mainland China. She also helped her siblings and friends to escape. In 1974, she finally succeeded and started her new life in Hong Kong. In the next 20 years, She built a successful career as an artist and children art teacher. She also started her own family. She said it was the happiest period of her life. However, she once again felt threatened with loss of freedom with the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997. She decided to bring her family over to America in 1993. She raised the two children mostly on her own while her husband worked overseas. She also pursued her childhood dream and received her bachelor degree in Arts at the age of 45. She achieved her goal while raising her children in a world of unfamiliar language, custom, and culture, and she was grateful and received love and support from her many friends in Seattle. Her passion for art, writing, and the love for children led her to publish various children's books, poems, and stories. During her spare time, she also enjoyed singing and playing chinese music instruments with her friends.

It would be wrong to say that Ka Lun lost her battle because she never stopped fighting. No matter how sick she was, she was always determined. Through her, we know what resilience and perseverance truly look like. There was no quitting in Ka Lun. In the final years, she completed her autobiography titled “The Phoenix” and published numbers of Chinese opera performed by Chinese music instruments. She gave us all such courage and hope and reminded us of the preciousness of living in the United States.

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在2021年1月20號早上,世界失去我至愛的母親袁家倫。母親在家人陪伴下在西雅圖安詳離世。得到各位親戚好友嘅祝福同敬愛之下與我們道別。

家倫於1949年6月19號在廣州市出生。她擁有着堅強鬥志同意念渡過了文化大革命和下放農村的艱難歲月。她多才多藝而且天生是一個出色的領袖，擁有許多好朋友。憑着對自由的嚮往同追求生活，她冒險五次從中國偷渡到香港。更幫助親戚朋友逃離。於1974年成功到達香港展開新生活。往後的20年，成為一位出色的美術家和兒童畫教師。她更擁有自己的家庭。這是她人生中最開心的一段時間。不過香港在1997年回歸中國大陸，她的自由再次受到威脅。於1993年她帶領一家移民到美國。這段時間她獨力照顧兩位兒女，丈夫一邊在海外工作。另外她繼續追尋兒時夢想，於45歲的時候完成大學美術學位。在一個陌生語言文化環境下，多得在家人朋友的鼓勵下完成夢想。她對藝術、寫作、兒童畫追求下，出版多部書籍、詩詞和故事書。空餘時間亦都喜愛同朋友唱粵曲，學習中國樂器。

如果大家認為家倫與病魔鬥的戰役中輸了，那就錯了！無論病情多嚴重，她的意志堅毅。家倫一生教曉我們如何堅強面對逆境。她永不言敗！在生命盡頭的時候，她完成自傳《火鳳凰》。並創作多首音樂同填詞。她的一生帶給我們鼓勵同希望，亦都提醒我們珍惜這個自由的美國。

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