San Francisco, California
1929 - 2017
Zeppelin Wai Wong
Zeppelin Wai Wong died on March 25, 2017 surrounded by family and close friends. The scion of an early San Francisco Chinatown family that landed in 1815, he was born on September 1, 1929, just a week after the Graf Zeppelin flew over San Francisco, gifting Zeppelin his...Read MoreI have just seen Zeppelin's obituary and will walk by Lafayette Park tennis courts today to honor his tennis loving San Fran self. Rest In Peace Zep and thanks for all the fabulous fun memories you brought me and my family.
Judi Basolo
December 03, 2017 | San Francisco, CA
Zeppelin Wong
Betty Wong
July 12, 2017
Zeppelin Wong at home.
Betty Wong
July 12, 2017
At age 87 - a living-legend on par with other renowns such as Joe DiMaggio and Herb Caen - Zeppelin Wong has left us. With a name like that combined with his personal perseverance, the world came to his feet... Now the song has ended, the music is silent, the auditorium has emptied, and there is the muffled sound of a distant door slamming shut...
George Barantseff
July 02, 2017 | San Francisco, CA