Aja Alexandria Chew

1985 - 2016

AJA ALEXANDRIA CHEW Aja Alexandria Chew came into this world on 3 September 1985, bringing great joy and love to her parents Timothy and Ginger Chew as well as to her grandparents, uncles, and aunts. After a short time, she was blessed with two brothers, Tyler Sebastian and Travis Malcolm, who loved and always looked up to their big 'Sissy'. All three children grew up in Oroville, and while her brothers went to Oroville High, Aja insisted on attending Las Plumas High, from where her mother graduated, as well as from where her father taught social studies and coached baseball. Though she loved her mother beyond words, she was, and forever will be, a 'daddy's girl'. She graduated in 2003. After high school, Aja attended Chico State for her freshman year, and then traveled east to attend Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, where she danced and earned a bachelor's degree in Communications in 2007. On February 15, 2014, Ethan Newman, who loved Aja dearly, made her his bride, making their home together in Tempe, Arizona. Her passing was a great tragedy for him and all of us. Aja loved life and she loved dancing! She brought joy, fun, and humor into the lives of all who knew her. She radiated love, and her love transformed us and made us so much better than we would have been without her. A "Gathering of Love for Aja" will take place on Saturday, February 6th at the Las Plumas gymnasium a place where Aja danced, cheered, and accompanied her father, mother, and brothers to myriad basketball games, dances, and school events. The celebration begins at 3:00 pm.