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Long Thao Obituary

Thao, Long Long Thao passed away unexpectedly on October 7, 2017. Long was a generous, loving, hardworking and gregarious man. He was a devoted father and extremely supportive husband. His legacy lives on through his three young daughters, his wife, Judge Kristy Yang; his parents, Blia Yang Thao and Phoua Yang Thao; his sister, Ong; and his brothers, Xiong, Jesse, Tou and Billy. Funeral services for Long will be held at the Hmong Culture Service Center in Sheboygan, WI on October 27th to October 30th. In lieu of flowers, anyone wishing to help continue Long's legacy may make a contribution to the Long Thao Memorial Fund at Chase Bank, established for the benefit of Long's three young daughters. Contributions may also be made electronically using the Zelle app or at www.zellepay.com using [email protected] as the recipient.

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Published by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Oct. 24, 2017.

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Margaret Lewis

November 2, 2017

To KaShoua Kristy Yang and family,

You are being thought of with loving thoughts by many at this terrible time. Bless you all, and bless your husband, father, brother, son, and friend, Mr. Long Thao.

Mrs. Lewis
Longfellow School (ret.)

RIP Long

Sandy Solo

October 26, 2017

Sending my condolences to Long's family. I created this collage from the photos I captured at the campaign watch for his wife (Kristy Yang.) Long had dropped off yard signs at my home near Wauwatosa, driving all the way from Oak Creek to deliver. Once he arrived he contacted me, but I wasn't home. He made contact with me via phone and I asked him to display it in the yard. Got home and it was perfectly placed as I had
instructed. I had the pleasure of interacting with him at Judge Kristy Yang's campaign watch. He was so proud, upbeat, welcoming, thankful, approachable, friendly and humble. One of the pictures in the collage of him shaking hands with a young man and thanking him (employee of "Bounce") for hosting the event, shows what kind of upstanding man he was. There's a few in there with him interacting with his daughters, in the background, as well. I witnessed the youngest baby clinging to him and most children will cry when mom is present and start reaching out to be held. I could tell that he spent a lot of time with his babies. My deepest sympathies.

Mari Scicero

October 24, 2017

Long will be missed by so many. He was a wonderful neighbor.
I am sending prayers to for healing and hope that positive memories will help you through this very difficult time.

Paul Schultz-Stachnik

October 24, 2017

Long was a funny, caring fellow. I enjoyed working with him, and am very saddened by his death. Prayers to his wife and daughters, and to the rest of his family. He will be missed.

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