Rita Mok Jue

Rita Mok Jue August 3, 1934 - January 7, 2007 Passed away peacefully at home with her children Jaime Gilbert Jue and Renata Mae Jue at her bedside after a long battle with myelofibrosis. Born in Hong Kong, Rita attended school in Hong Kong and Melbourne, Australia. She married her beloved husband the late Joseph Git Jue in 1962 and moved to San Francisco. After living in Chinatown and Diamond Heights, Rita and Joe moved to Hillsborough in 1972 where they raised their family. Because of her love of children and her strong belief in education, she began work as an instructional aide in West Hillsborough School in 1977. She continued to work in the Hillsborough City School District for the next 29 years and was also a dedicated private tutor. In her later years, she was also active as a volunteer at Self-Help for the Elderly in San Mateo. She is survived by her son and daughter; stepmother, Eleanor Mok; sisters, Vivienne Chan, Carole Chau, Jeanne Mok, Selena Mok, Priscilla Wong; brother, Michael Mok; brothers-in-law, Warren Chin, Christopher Chan, Chamson Chau, Eddie Wong; sisters-in-law, Minnie Jung, Michaelyn Chou, Frances Mok; nieces, Caryn Frank, Janet Chin, Haven Watanabe, Jennifer Mok, Carina Kwok, Joanna Kwok; nephews, Calvin Chau, Wayne Mok, Cedric Chau, Cary Jung, Kevin Jung, Jonathan Chin, Avery Tsui, Jeremy Kwok, Nicholas Wong, Gavin Wong, Michael Mok, Terence Mok as well as many other extended family. A Funeral Service will be held at Crosby N. Gray, 2 Park Road in Burlingame on Saturday, January 13th at 3 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations preferred in the memory of Rita Mok Jue to Self-Help for the Elderly, 407 Sansome St., S.F., CA 94111.