Carol Ann Yuk Mui Chee

Honolulu, Hawaii. She was a librarian and teacher at Kaimuki High School. Carol loved her family, enjoyed traveling, and was passionate about her job at Kaimuki High School.

Carol took great care of her family and always enjoyed planning out the next exciting

family adventure. From her time at the University of Hawaii, Carol enjoyed visiting places

around the world. When Carol became a mother, she couldn’t wait to share the world beyond

Hawaii with her children.

When their first child, Anne-Marie, was an infant, Carol and Warren took her on a road trip across the US. As her children grew up, Carol and family travelled to the West Coast, East Coast, Canada and later to parts of Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific.

Carol never brought the kids on an around the world tour, like the one she did in 1969, but she showed them how to explore the world through books, magazines, and later, like the information pioneer she was, introduced them to the Internet long before it was widely available to everyone.

Carol was also passionate about serving the students of Kaimuki High School. For over 25 years

she taught, mentored, and supported the thousands of students who came through her library.

Many students went on to great success and continued to keep in touch with her years after

they had graduated.

Carol was a great supporter of the performing arts. Even long after her children, Anne-Marie

and Patrick, had performed in music, dance, and theater, Carol and Warren continued to attend

performances at Hawaii Opera Theater, Hawaii Symphony, a variety of community theatres,

and ushered shows for over a decade at Manoa Valley Theatre.

Carol’s love for her family showed in her care of them every day. Even though she was a

working mom, every morning she made sure her kids had everything they needed for school

and beyond. Backpacks, lunches, instruments, books… and anything we might need for after

school (dance classes, piano classes, choir, sports…) it was all accounted for. Then for the

extended family and friends Carol would regularly make sure we had get-togethers for

birthdays, holidays, and other celebrations. Looking back, it’s incredible how many family

activities there were and how Carol managed to keep the family organized all while continuing

to serve the needs of students, faculty, and staff who came through Kaimuki High School

library.

After retirement, Carol learned to enjoy new activities. Carol volunteered with the school

library system, the Sony Open, and at Manoa Valley Theatre. Carol also took up gate ball and

would regularly go down to the Apple Store to learn more about how to use her iPad. Even

though she became less able to travel physically, she had found new ways to travel around the

world through technology much like she had done for her own family and students.

Carol is survived by her husband, Warren Chee; daughter Anne-Marie; son Patrick; and two

grandchildren Sonia and Hugo.

Services are private and by invitation only. The family suggests that in lieu of gifts or flowers donations may be made to the Friends of the Library Hawaii: https://friendsofthelibraryofhawaii.org/donate/e shared at www.BorthwickOahu.com for the Chee family.