Lin Chung Wong

DOVER - Lin Chung Wong, 97 passed peacefully on Wednesday, June 3, at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.Born August 6, 1917, in Canton, China. Mr. Wong migrated to the U.S. in 1963 with his wife and six children after graduating from theological school in Hong Kong. He first moved to Cleveland, then to Boston and finally Dover where he started the Asia Restaurant on September 21, 1970.Through his and his son Mo's management, the restaurant grew from a simple rented space at the Kimball Motel to its own structure opened in 1982. The family eventually owned five restaurants in the Seacoast area.Mr. Wong himself was an excellent cook and performed cooking demonstrations and classes in the area at schools and at his restaurant.Mr. Wong was a beloved figure in Dover. Every day he and his wife walked between their home on Kirkland Street and the restaurant on Third Street, and was known for his friendly greetings to passersby. A generous man even to those he didn't know, he instituted the restaurant's annual "Senior Citizen Day" as part of the Chinese New Year where the seniors eat for free.Mr. Wong was deeply religious and for many years was associated with the Boston Chinese Evangelical Church on Harrison Ave in Boston.Mr. Wong was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years Yuk Yin Wong, his daughter Sophia Veilleux, two brothers and two sisters. He is survived by a sister in Quincy MA, his son Mo Wong and his wife Esther of Portsmouth, his daughter Sue Yip and her husband Tim of Issaquah, WA, his daughter April Moyer and her husband Fred of Dover, his son-in-law Mark Veilleux of Dover, his son John Wong and his wife Avy of Dover, his daughter Hana Chung and her husband Raymond of Dover, sixteen grandchildren and one great-grandson.A private service will be held on Friday, June 5. Burial will be at New St Mary's Cemetery in Dover NH.Arrangements are under the direction of the Tasker Funeral Home. Please go to www.taskerfh.com to sign the on-line guest book.