Grace Wu

Of Newton Center, Oct. 19, 2007. Beloved wife of Stephen Wu. Devoted mother of Norman and his wife Patricia, Charles and his wife Claudia all of Newton. Sister of Samuel Ing of Bedford and the late Paul and David Ing. Loving grandmother of 5 grandchildren. Born in Shanghai, China in 1924, received her schooling there, and earned 2 college degrees, a BA and an MA from St. John's University which was founded by the American Episcopal Church. After WWII she went to Columbia University in NY, then to Harvard and Boston University where she earned her Doctorate Degree. She joined the Brookline Schools and offered some Chinese classes there, which became the first Chinese Education program ever in the state of Massachusetts. She was married to Stephen Wu of Newton in 1951 by the then-Episcopalian Bishop, Norman Nash. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made in Grace Wu's memory to either the China Exchange Program at Brookline H.S. 115 Greenough St., Brookline, MA 02445 Att: Bettina Gordon or the Newton-Beijing Jingshan Exchange Program, c/o the Newton Schools Foundation, 100 Walnut St., Newtonville, MA 02460 Att: Chryse Gibson. Funeral Services will be private Blackington Conroy & Hayes Funeral Home 1-800-585-6939