Myong Cha was born in 1942 in S. Korea as the second of five children. She married William (Bill) A. Christian, Sr. and had two children, Frances Christian (Frost) and William A. Christian, Jr. In 1974, she immigrated to the United States with her family.
Myong and Bill raised their family in San Antonio, Texas and Randallstown, Maryland. She delighted in feeding everyone who entered her home, or her carry-outs in Windsor Mill or the old Old Towne Mall in Baltimore.
After living in Philadelphia for a time, where she was reunited with her siblings as neighbors, Myong and Bill returned to Laurel, Maryland, closer to their children and young grandchildren. Their seven grandchildren grew in their grandparents’ love, as she doted upon and cared for them from infancy and as they grew into teenagers and young adults.
Myong enjoyed gardening and growing plants, and was a tremendous cook. She enjoyed traveling with her husband and family. She was also content being surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and extended family at home.
Myong, Bill’s yobo, is missed deeply by her husband, two children and their spouses, seven grandchildren, four siblings, and host of nieces and nephews.
The family welcomes flowers or a donation in their mother’s memory to the National Kidney Foundation.
(https://www.kidney.org/)