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George Wong Obituary

HOLBROOK George H.C. Wong, of Holbrook, died October 16, at age 90. He was born and raised in Boston and has been a resident of Holbrook for 50 years. He was a crane operator at the Boston Naval Shipyard for many years. George was a member for over 60 years and former commander and chaplain of the American Legion Chinatown Post 328. He was a 59 year member of the Rabboni Lodge of Mason and former Rabboni Tyler and a member of Acaica Club in San Francisco. Beloved husband of Margaret (Why) Wong. Father of Jeffrey A. Wong of NJ and Cindy S. Cheung of CA. Brother of Evelyn Lee of NJ. Also survived by 3 grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held in Hurley Funeral Home, 127 So. Franklin St. (Rt. 37), Holbrook, Monday, October 27 at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Sunday, October 26 from 2-6 p.m. Interment Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston. Late U.S. Army WWII Veteran. In lieu of flowers, donations in George's memory may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Church Street Station, P.O. Box 780, New York, NY 1008-0780, 1-800-708-7644, www.michaeljfox.org.

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Published by The Patriot Ledger from Oct. 23 to Oct. 25, 2008.

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Mike Casey

October 26, 2008

Mr. Wong,
Sir, I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country when you served in the U.S. Army during WW II and for being a member of the Greatest Generation. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

Michael DeDonato

October 25, 2008

Mrs. Wong, Cindy, Jeff and family,

Carol and I are so sorry for your loss. We fondly remember the many visits that we shared together.

Our thoughts are with you.

Stacey D'Arcangelo-Campbell

October 24, 2008

Dear Jeffrey & Cindy and Mrs. Wong,

I am so so sorry to hear of Mr. Wong's passing. What a wonderful, long and beautiful life he had and I know your memories will live on in your hearts forever. I'm so sorry for your profound loss.

Theresa Leen

October 23, 2008

My sincerest sympathies to the Wong, Why and Cheung family. I have many fond memories of Mr. Wong and will always remember him to be honorable, wise and generous (especially with his advice.)
Love, Tree-Tree

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