Ms. Yu was such a dynamic person! And so welcoming to our family. May her memory be a blessing. 

Melissa, Jim, and Will

At my parents wedding! Jack is there too, in her belly.

Proud Day for her to see William Graduate

Always time for a photo pose in front of roses.

Lunch with Momo August 2024, crab meat pie, one of her favorite non-Asian meals.

My first and only tricycle. In the Dwight St. apartment where I always suited up.

Our dining room at 125C Shawmut Ave.  Mom successfully protected it with layers of plastic and lace.

This is me and her in Boston when it was just me and her. When we were both strangers in a strange land. For six years, I was her world and she was mine. This is my favorite childhood memory of her. That blue feather cap showed the weird craziness that was my mother. Unafraid and fiercely proud of what she was and who she was. An immigrant who spoke no english but managed to move out of the projects into her own house, put three boys through college, become a citizen, supported emigration of her brothers and sisters, loaned money to her family. All that on a laundry worker's minimum wage salary.  

Mom never had to tell us to work hard. She demonstrated it everyday when she woke before dawn to walk 40 minutes crossing route 9 so she could take the T into Copley for her shift where she stood to fold laundry all day before heading to Chinatown for groceries so she could cook dinner for us. She did this for 25 years through Boston's icy winters - once twisting her ankle on ice and continuing to work and walk on it. 

I still marvel at the level of commitment and sacrifice that our parents made - my father worked six days a week, 12 hours a day with one week off a year, and every time I think about how hard I have it at my job, I think about Mom and Dad and how lucky I am for what they gave me by allowing us to live a little better and easier than they did. So here's my praise and love for you Mom. May you rest in peace knowing you gave us everything you could and more.

My parents would take me to the only beach we could get to by T. Mom always looked cooler than most moms and I always looked dorkier than most kids.

She was known as Charley Mo in our family and Momo to the kids. What an extraordinary life she lived — 94 beautiful years. She had a spirit that sparkled as brightly as all her jewelry.

Most of all, she cherished family above everything. We were all so lucky to be part of her world.

With heartfelt sympathy,
Kam Hei & Suk Yee Yu
Stephen, Susan, Nick & Ella Yu
Wendy, Brian & Brix Yu-Howard

May took this picture with Ming, Suzanne, Ann and Lily at the 2024 CPA banquet.

May took this picture with a group of parents.

Suzanne, May and Ann at the 2024 CPA banquet.

Ann and May met at the Joyful Garden in December 2024.

Cyndi, May and MeeLen at the 2025 CPA New Year banquet.

2011 Reunion with parents active in the boycott of schools during busing to demand safety and a seat on parents council!

Here is a picture of May 姐 at another CPA banquet. CPA is a strong organization because of elders like May 姐. I still remember her sharing stories of early days of organizing as a parent and teaching the young people the exercises to keep our waistlines thin, at one of the retreats. Unfortunately, I don’t have a picture of that retreat but this picture will do.

Condolences to Lai Mui’s (May 姐) family. Sending you love. May 姐 lived an amazing and impactful life! May her rest in power! We, at CPA, always appreciated May 姐’s optimism and passion for progress. Here is a picture of her at CPA’s 40th Anniversary celebration. We always admired her forward fashion sense, too!

OBITUARIO

Lai Mui Yu

2 enero, 1931 – 16 julio, 2025

J.S. Waterman Langone Chapel

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