Lily S. Liang

Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, Lily Sheng-Lin Liang of Vienna, Virginia, passed away at age 79 on June 29, 2025, with her family by her side. She had been fighting liver cancer at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC.

Lily was born on October 29, 1945, in Hunan, China, the fifth of twelve children. She moved with her family to Taiwan in 1949. A superb student, she earned her Bachelor’s in Accounting from National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan. She worked as a teacher and accountant in Taipei for 8 years. In 1976, she married Stephen Shao-Liang Liang and immigrated to the United States.

Settling in Northern Virginia, Lily continued her accounting career at Trinity College in Washington, DC, and Quest Diagnostics in Virginia, retiring in 2010. She loved music and singing, helping found Li Ren Chorus in 1993. She remained a member of the chorus for over 30 years, serving multiple terms as President, Treasurer, and in other roles. For many years, she was a teacher and an administrator for Wei-Hwa Chinese School and Li-Ren Chinese School, where her children studied Chinese. A practitioner of Tai-Chi and Yuan Chi Dance, she trained weekly and later taught classes. An avid volunteer, she worked with senior citizens and supported the work of the international charity group Tzu Chi Foundation. She put in a lot of volunteer and training hours to be certified as a commissioner of Tzu Chi, which was a great accomplishment as she started when she was 68 years old. Lily was a proud overseas alumna of Cheng Kung University, serving on the alumni association board, and organized national and international class reunions.

After her husband Stephen passed in 1989, she single-handedly raised their two children, June and Stephen II, while still working full-time. Lily loved gardening and taking care of her plants and vegetables, inside and outside. She honed her crafting skills such as traditional Chinese papercutting, gifting many of her creations to family and friends. After retirement, she spent time in Connecticut enjoying the company of her grandsons, teaching them Chinese.

Lily was preceded in death by her parents, Ding and Ching-Yun He Lo; husband, Stephen Liang, and brother, Michael Lo. She is survived by her children, June (Bryant) and Stephen II; grandsons Albert, Wyatt, and Emmett; 10 brothers and sisters; and numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.

A memorial will be held at National Funeral Home at 7482 Lee Highway, Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, on Monday, July 7th at 10:00 AM. Please join us for a dim sum lunch immediately following at Peter Chang's (6715 Lowell Avenue, McLean, VA 22101).

In lieu of flowers, please consider sending a donation in Lily Liang’s memory to Tzu Chi USA (https://donate.tzuchi.us/).

梁羅盛陵生平簡介

1945.10.29～2025.6.29

梁羅盛陵1945年10月29日出生於湖南省沅陵市。在十二位兄弟姊妹中排行第五，五姊妹中排行第二。1949年隨父母來台，幾經輾轉後於1958年定居雲林，進入省立斗六中學就讀，每年均當選模範生。1968年畢業於成功大學會計統計系，在短暫教職後任職勤業會計師事務所。

1976年在台與梁紹良成婚，隨即隨夫來美。來美後依然從事在台灣工作的強項-會計師的工作。1978年女梁喆出生，1980年子梁甡出生，盛陵相夫教子，家庭生活幸福美滿。

夫紹良在美國之音（VOA)工作二十餘年，因要對亞洲廣播，生活作息一直日夜顛倒，但日間的僑社活動及中文學校仍積極參與，長期下來影響身體而不自知，不幸於1989年11月5日因心肌梗塞過世，此時喆11歲，甡才9歲。此後盛陵仍任全職工作，更母兼父職，一肩挑起教養兒女的辛勞生活，36年來，喆、甡均有所成，盛陵應可堪告慰。

盛陵一生辛勞，但在餘暇也參加了她喜愛的各種活動。孩子幼時入「維華中文學校」只是學生家長，後擔任學校教務工作，後至「立人中文學校」。盛陵從小歌喉好、喜歡唱歌，1993年協助成立「立人合唱團」，曾擔任團長，數次對外演唱、表演，也赴多處老人中心演唱，撫慰老人。1998年參加「華府元極學社立人元極班」，以運動來強健體魄 。盛陵更是「華府成大校友會」的重要一員，不遺餘力參加、協助校友會的各種活動。

六十八歲退休後，參加「慈濟」的慈善、教育及人文服務。經過數年志工的學習和培訓，最終獲得授證，法號「懿韶」，成為上人貼心的弟子。盛陵參加每一社團都是全心全力的奉獻、投入。

2025年6月29日盛陵因肝疾，病逝於華盛頓特區喬治城大學醫院。

盛陵的離去，兒女慟心不已，親友也不捨，但她一生的重擔從此卸下，不再為塵世勞心勞力。