Tony Lap Foo Chan

Tony was born March 20, 1950 in Macao, China to father Chan Hork Sun and mother Chan Lau Wai Kin. He grew up in Hong Kong, and immigrated to Vancouver, BC in 1971. In his first decade in Canada, he worked a variety of odd jobs, from dishwasher to fishmonger, and lived all over North America to put himself through school. He completed a Diploma in Computer Technology (1975) from Red River Community College in Winnipeg, Manitoba and a Bachelor of Science (1979) and Master of Science (1980) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

Tony launched his career as a professional engineer with brief stints as an Engineering Assistant at Saskatchewan Telecommunications and as a Summer Engineer at General Electric in Pennsylvania. He secured an Engineer-in-Training position with the British Columbia Telephone Company (later known as Telus) in Prince George, BC. He would eventually settle back in Vancouver after transferring to Telus headquarters to be closer to his family. During his 35 years at Telus, he formed many friendships which he enjoyed into retirement.

Tony had a lifelong love of electronics, innovation, and new technologies. He had an inquisitive mind and enjoyed being out in action, whether it be tinkering with entrepreneurship, going out for dim sum, or attending events and conferences.

In his heart, he was a family man. He loved spending time with his children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, and gathering his large extended family. He was the glue that brought his family together. Tony was the cherished husband of 40 years to Fen (nee Ye), devoted father to Elizabeth (Robert) and Linda (Wilfred), and proud grandfather to Christopher Tony, Luke Tony, Susan Mae, and Patrick William.

He is survived by his sister Selina; brothers Lop Sang (Cynthia) and Lop Kan; nieces and nephews Joseph (Daisy), Brenda, Calvin (Grace), Willie, Nelson (Carlee), and Tina (Phillip); and great nieces and nephews Mei-Ling, Chicago, Amara, May, Athena, Aubrey, Jakob, and Malakai.

He was preceded in death by his father, mother, brother Raymond (Shirley), and sister Annie (Allan).

We want to express our gratitude for the care received by the teams at the BC Cancer Agency and the Vancouver General Hospital.

In lieu of flowers, we are collecting donations for the City of Vancouver Parks to dedicate a park bench in honour of Tony’s love of the outdoors and public amenities. Please e-transfer donations to [email protected]

A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, June 23rd at 12:30pm at Glenhaven Memorial Chapel 1835 East Hastings Street, Vancouver BC

Interment to follow at Mountainview Cemetery 5455 Fraser Street, Vancouver BC

A memorial banquet will take place on the same day at 5:00pm at Prince Restaurant 2881 Grandview Highway, Vancouver BC. Please RSVP to the banquet dinner here. (Link: https://forms.gle/x56sWk6QWcCHGFPz9)