Austine Lin Jan

Mrs. Jan was a 1964 graduate of Ming Chuan College in Taipei,

Taiwan.

She and her husband Steve H. Jan have lived in the Chattanooga

area since 1967 after immigrating from Taiwan.

Austine owned and operated the Taiwan Express restaurant at the

Freight Depot, and the Indoor Flea Market on East 23rd Street. She

was also one of the original founders of the Chinese Association

and the Chinese School of Chattanooga.

As an American citizen, Austine remained a strong supporter for

democracy in Taiwan through the North America Taiwanese

Women’s Association.

She was preceded in death by her son Richard Jan, (D. '04) a

McCallie graduate ('89).

Austine is survived by her husband Steve H. Jan, her daughter

Margaret Jan (Alex Sung Chi), her grandsons Noah and Wesley Chi,

granddaughter Daphne Chi, and many siblings, cousins, nieces and

nephews.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 14, 2021, at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home in Hixson, TN.

The family will receive friends from 9:00 am until service time on Saturday at the North Chapel Chattanooga Funeral Home.

The family respectfully asks that in lieu of flowers, please donate

to Ronald McDonald House Charities at www.RMHC.org.

Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory, and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.chattanooganorthchapel.com for the Jan family.