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Winifred ("Winnie")
C. Chin
Winifred Chung Chin born April 17, 1925 in Hong Kong, to parents Chung Wing Yew and Yung Po Shui, passed away peacefully November 7, 2012 in her home surrounded by loved ones. Winifred primarily grew up in Hong Kong. During World War II, she fled to mainland China to escape invading forces. After the war, she returned to Hong Kong, completed two years of college, and met the love of her life, Ark Chin. This beautiful and loving union would last 64 years, until Ark passed away one year ago. Her husband was very successful in his professional life as a Civil Engineer, community activist and philanthropist. Winnie and Ark shared similar values and philosophies, and were quite inseparable. Ark was a trailblazer, and Winnie was instrumental in their life accomplishments. She was an unending source of love, encouragement, and good counsel. Winnie highly valued education and public service. She was both president and member of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Chinese family organization, Gee How Oak Tin; volunteered at the Chinese Nursing Home, Kin On; and tutored high school students for whom English was a second language. Winnie and Ark set up scholarships at Western Washington University and University of Washington. Together they funded and built an orphanage in Kwangtung, China. Winnie's grace, loveliness and charm were noted by all who met her. Her Chinese calligraphy displayed exquisite beauty and strength.
Winnie and her husband were passionate and seasoned travelers. They visited the four corners of the earth and fulfilled her lifelong dream of traveling around the world. Winnie saw travel as an invaluable way to learn about different cultures and customs. Of course, it was also a way to collect all the tchotchkes that decorated the house.
Most important to Winnie was her family. She was a great nurturer and cheerleader. Classically educated, she was an endless source of wise Cantonese proverbs that her kids didn't necessarily understand at the time, but knew were significant. She always doted on her six children. She made sure they were well fed, well-mannered and well educated, and always considered their welfare before her own, up to day she passed. Winnie carried that devotion through to her 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Winnie and Ark especially cherished the annual family reunions they supported for the last 20 plus years. These reunions helped foster an incredible closeness in her far-flung family.
Winnie was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ark and an older brother and sister. Winnie is survived by her daughter Candace and her four children Hannah, Elizabeth, Susha and Weston; son Curtiss and wife Omi, and their three daughters, Jessie, Samantha, Yvonne, and her husband Kiel; son Patrick and wife Patricia Lee and their two sons - Loren, Huxley, his wife Jina, and their two sons Aden and Oliver; daughter Phoebe and husband David Arndt and their child Katy; son Colin and wife Sharon Chew and their two children Simone and Sierra; and son Wilson and wife Tina Young and their four children Alex, Gabriel, Jacob and Kyrlia.
A celebration of Winnie's life will be held at Bonney Watson, 1732 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98122 on November 18, 2012 at 1pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Kin On Health Care Center, Wing Luke Museum, or your favorite charity.
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I remember Winnie as a very sweet soft spoken and kind person.
Thom Iwata
Friend
November 7, 2023
What an extraordinary couple, who earned through their devotion and good works the love of their equally remarkable children and grandchildren, and the admiration of the wider community. With sincere sympathy from the Vaughan family.....
November 28, 2012
MET ARK AND WINNIE WHEN THEY FIRST MOVED INTO THEIR NEWLY BUILT HOME. WE LIVED NEXT DOOR TO THEM AND WATCHED THEIR FAMILY GROW AND GROW UP INTO WONDERFUL ADULTS. I SEND MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY FOR THEIR LOSS.
THOM IWATA
November 20, 2012
I will always remember Mr. and Mrs. Chin's kindness, generosity and graciousness. They had a way of making me feel welcome and at ease. I hope everyone in your family will take comfort in knowing that Winnie and Ark had such a positive effect on people and that they leave behind so many great accomplishments.
Catherine DeBlasio
November 18, 2012
Dear Candance and all your family,
I send my love and prayers to you all, in this time of great loss. You have been in my thoughts. Your Mother and Grandmother was such a presence and influence in your lives, yet what she passes on and what remains will live on in the hearts and lives of you! May her memory be eternal!
Love, Zoye
Zoye Marinopoulou
November 17, 2012
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Roberta Najee
November 16, 2012
Sending daimoku to you Candice during this time
Joel & Geri Steiner
November 15, 2012
My deepest condolences to the Chin family in your loss of a most special lady. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Coleen Jay
November 15, 2012
Winnie was a gracious woman and a wonderful partner to Ark. I treasure the memories of time spent with them.
Bill Cranston
November 14, 2012
Winnie was a lovely, lovely lady whom I've known since 1977. Ark and Winnie were a true love story and it is difficult to speak of one without the other. They had joy in life, their family, home, hunanitarian endeavors - and each other. One was truly blessed and enriched to have known Winnie and her gentle wisdom and caring. She was the "silent strength" and the world is a better place because she graced it.
She shall be missed but not forgotten.
Cheryl Oprea
November 14, 2012
Winnie was always kind to my family and I.
Ron Mayo
November 14, 2012
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