Frances Leung Clark

mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this

world on December 22, 2021 at the age 77 after a

long and courageous battle with ovarian cancer.

She was born in Hong Kong on February 1, 1944 to

Joseph Wing Leung (of Haiphong, Vietnam) and

Theresa Wan Leung (née Au of Sun Wue, China).

Frances was studying in college and working as a

tour guide in Hong Kong, when she met would meet

her husband, Christopher Clark Longmore Clark (of

Brooklyn NY), then a young officer in the U.S. Navy

on a tour during the Vietnam War. Chris’ ship took its

first leave from the war in Hong Kong, and Chris

happened to take the tour bus on which Frances

was the guide. Finding Frances truly irresistible,

Chris asked Frances to take some pictures with him

(pictures which the family cherishes to this day)

which he later sent to Frances from his ship

following keen detective work to locate her. A

romance of several years was then sparked,

although Chris and Frances were able to see each

other in person only infrequently. Frances chased

her dreams and moved to Canada to start a new life

with more opportunities and await Chris’ return from

war. Frances and Chris married in Canada and then

moved to San Diego, California, where Chris was

first stationed after the war. It was in San Diego

where they had their 2 sons: Christopher Inslee and

Jonathan Russell.

Frances had a long and very successful career in

real estate sales and brokerage that spanned over

40 years in California, Connecticut, and finally,

Texas. She was known professionally for her

friendliness and her dedication to detail and service

to her customers. An absolutely tireless worker, she

was efficient, effective, relentless, and loving.

Frances could obtain a listing from people who

never thought of selling, and she could get parties to

agree to a sales transaction when terms were so far

apart a closing seemed impossible. She would make

great friendships with so many of her customers,

even caring enough to counsel some young couples

on how to forge a strong and healthy relationship.

Most of all, Frances was fiercely devoted to her

family and to her friends. She was very proud of her

sons and their successful educations and careers.

In her free time, she loved creating delicious

Chinese dishes in the kitchen, planting/gardening,

sewing, going out to eat, going on cruises and

Caribbean vacations with Chris, seeing movies in

the theater, and visiting with her sons, daughter-inlaw,

and her beloved grandson.

Frances’ proudest moments were: the day she

became a wife, the days on which her sons were

born, and the day she became a grandmother

(affectionately referred to as “gramama” by her

grandson). Frances is survived by her husband of 53

years, Chris, her son Christopher, her son Jonathan

and his wife Amanda, and their son Nicolas. She is

also survived by her sisters Judy, Daphne, Tammy

and her brother Henry. She was preceded in death

by her parents as well as her sister Thelma and her

brother William.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you please

donate to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition or

your favorite charity organization in her honor.