Name: Hardage - Giddens Chapel Hills Funeral Home and Cemetery
Address: Jacksonville, FL

Even in her teen years, Susan Siu Yip, who grew up in our Clear Water Bay community in Hong Kong, was a gifted and brilliant pianist. She had the distinction of taking lessons from the famous Harry Orr in Hong Kong and  being able to play beautifully and flawlessly very difficult and prominent piano pieces that we all in the community grew to love.  

Certainly Susan, through her great music at the piano, played a huge part in developing and fostering in us the love for classical music.

Susan's pleasant, gentle and quiet spirit struck me, as a child of 7 at the time, to be a person to look up to.

Doreen (Leung) Liem


My mother and I express our sympathies to the family.
Mrs. Yip, always quiet and graceful, was also a thoughtful neighbor. 
One hot afternoon she noticed I was struggling while working in the yard and very thoughtfully shared one of her garden tools.  It was a simple gesture but I've always appreciated her assistance.  
Margaret and Amy Pertmer
  

Dear cousins,
May the loving memories of your mother be a source of comfort to you. 

Love,
Lillian


As children in 1938 we were next door neighbors at Shatin where South China Training Institute was located for a couple of years.  Later we moved to the brand new campus to Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong.  The Siu Family stayed on during the war while we all moved with the school to Lao Lung for 5 years.  In 1947 the school moved back to Clear Water Bay, and we found Susan an accomplished pianist, playing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata that we all admired.  She also became our piano teacher until I left for the US in 1949.  We were also in the choir together and got baptized the same time along with her younger brother, Ah Bong!  The next time we met was 1974 or 75 in Jacksonville, Florida, while a small group of us were on a camping trip across the US and back.  She was always known for her musicality and quiet spirit.  Her Father was very kind and had me teach him English so that I would get free piano lessons from Susan!

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Susan Siu Yip

March 24, 1932 – March 21, 2022

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