Chi Ming Mak

Chi Mak was born on June 9, 1921 in China and passed away at home in Houston on Apr 14, 2013 at the age of 91. He was raised in Canton province, where he met his wife and got married. They then moved to Hong Kong and started their family. Together they raised 5 children, 3 sons and 2 daughters. He worked in a bank as an office clerk and his wife as a teacher. Though they were not very well to do, they were hardworking, strong and love their children. Their children are always their number one priority to the extent that they sacrificed their personal lives to make sure their children are well educated and brought up with good character. They moved to Houston, Texas after their children moved and worked there. They have 4 grandchildren, all in Houston, and spent a lot of time helping to raise them and the grand children loved and respected their grandparents as much as their own parents. His wife passed away in 1999 but he never let that bring him down. He stays active with daily activities such as walking and doing house chores. His number one hobby is surfing the internet and reading newspaper to stay up with world news, finance and politics. In Dec 2012, he started having problems with his lungs and was in and out hospital two different times, but he remained strong and as independent as he could be. As time went on, he started losing weight and the condition deteriorated. He was still fighting till the very end as an honorable man with dignity.