William-Kwan-Obituary

William S. Kwan

San Francisco, California

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William S. Kwan Died peacefully June 19, 2008, after a long illness. Born October 1, 1929, in Hong Kong, he immigrated to the United States in 1939 and graduated from USF. He is survived by his wife, Li Chung Hua. Karen June Taylor Kwan predeceased him; and daughter, Wendy (Kenneth) Sharp...

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Our family will miss Uncle Bill very much. He was so much fun to be with. He loved to tease our kids and his favorite thing to say when he called us on the phone was, "What did you have for dinner?" The kids always laughed and made something up probably because I never cook dinner! Then they would hand me the phone and tell me it's Uncle Bill. We had some great visits with he and Lisa here in Colorado. He even came here once when we were having a blizzard. Brave! I used to take him to...

Dinner in San Francisco with Uncle Bill and Lisa. We had a great time!

Uncle Bill and Lisa out to dinner in San Francisco with Brian, Bronwyn and Maureen and their families. What an adventure!

My contacts with Bill Kwan go back to when Bill Kwan was a devoted husband to Karen Kwan and father to Wendy Kwan. He was always proud of his daughter's accomplishments and loyal to his beautiful wife Karen. My condolences to his family and may his spirt soar with peace in the afterlife.

Dear Bill - I am very fortunate to have been able to share a part of our lives together. I had much memorial moments with you in SF and in Switzerland and our travel to Italy (Tuscany). Our wine parties every night before going to sleep. On your last night with us, you were very busy counting the empty bottles of wine and lining them up on our dining table and made pictures of them.

Despite of your hardship in life, you were still able to be humorous.

It was really a nice life...

Dear Uncle Bill,
I am very thankful for the times we got to spend together and will trasure especially the moments of fun. I'll never forget that you were the one that taught me how to play Solitaire and wouldn't let me win. Love, Regina

Dear Uncle Bill,
You are always in My Prayers. I will never forget the funny and kinds things we did when I was a kid. God Bless You! Love, Tristan (nephew from Switzerland)

Dearest Bill,

Despite the challenges you had in life, you were always thoughtful and gave from your heart.

My earliest memories of you were of you struggling to put on my high top white shoes onto my foot (banging, pulling and tugging), you taking Frani and me to daycare, and later, tucking me into bed. After taking care of me and my sisters, I remember you going to your desk to do your homework as I was falling asleep. You kept a watchful eye for your brother and...

Please accept my deepest sympathies.