Chung Hon Wan

Chung Hon was born in 1925 in Xin Hui, China. He was the 2nd son in the family with older brother Chung Yiu and younger sister May, he was educated in mainland China. During the World War II, he and the family escaped the Japanese invasion by fleeting the long journey to Hong Kong on foot.

He started his apprenticeship after arriving in Hong Kong in his uncle’s tailor shop and became a skilled business-suit tailor. His skill landed him a good word of mouth so he could start a home business making suits through referrals and contracting with different tailor shops.

Chung Hon met his wife thru the match-making of both mothers and married in 1956. In pursue of a better life for his family and better opportunity for his daughters’ education, the whole family immigrated to Seattle in 1974 by the help and love of his sister May Mar. His sister May also found him a position in the only Chinese tailor shop in town to work, later he retired in 1995 from Nordstrom doing alteration to tailor fit customer’s clothing.

Chung Hon has worked diligently all his life but also enjoyed traveling with his wife Check Kwan, daughters Sheila & Priscilla, son-in-law David, grandsons Preston, Dustin and Skylar together they took cruises to Alaska, the Caribbean and Mexico; taking trips up to Vancouver to sample the authentic Chinese food; down to Grand Cannon, Las Vegas and California to visit relatives and friends.

Chung Hon always is more concerned about other than he was about himself, always generous and kind, dedicated to his wife, daughters and grand kids. He has always had that light chuckle and wide smile greeting everyone “Ha, ha, you have come.” We’ll miss that of him but know we’ll hear his greetings “ha ha, you have come” again in our Lord’s house.

宗漢1925年出生于中國新會。他是二子,家有哥哥宗耀和妹妹慧援.他年輕的時候在內地接受教育。第二次世界大戰期間.他和家人長途跋涉步行逃離日軍。

他來到香港後,在叔叔的裁縫店開始了他的裁縫師職業.他並成為一個口碑很好的西裝裁縫師,可以使他能在家開業和承包不同裁縫店的訂單。

宗漢通過他母親和妻子母親的介紹下認識了他的妻子,並在1956年結婚。為了追求更好的生活和女兒們的教育機會，他在妹妹愛心的援助下,全家于1974年移民到西雅圖。 他的妹妹還代他找到了在西雅圖唯一中國裁縫店的職位, 後來他轉到Nordstorm做改裝衣服直到在1995年退休.

宗漢一生勤奮工作, 但也找機會與妻子’群’,女兒雪麗,雪虹和她丈夫立興, 孫兒們旨進,旨程,旨諾一起乘遊船遊覽阿拉斯加, 加勒比海和墨西哥; 前往溫哥華品嘗正宗的中國美食;下到大峽谷,洛杉磯,拉斯維加斯和加州探親和訪友。

宗漢關心他人多過他關心自己,總是慷慨和善良對他的親和友. 他給了他最好的給妻子,女兒和孫子們. 他總是有那淡淡的笑聲和寬容的微笑問候來到訪的大家"哈,哈,你來了.”我們會想念他,但我們知道我們會再次聽到他相同的問候"哈,哈,你來了"在我們的主的家裡.