April 27, 1924 - April 1, 2017 Tom Fong Woo, 92, of Sherman Oaks, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, died April 1, 2017. He was born April 27, 1924 in Cleveland, OH, and spent his childhood in Cambridge, MA, before moving to California. He served as a decorated corporal in the U.S. Army Air Corps and attended UO, UCLA, and USC through a selective GI program before graduating from UC Berkeley in 1950. He had a very successful career as an architect and general contractor for more than 40 years. From 1987 - 1996, he served as a commissioner on the L.A. City Board of Building & Safety. He was proud to be a founding director of Standard Savings Bank from 1982 until it merged with East West Bank Corp. He helped to create and served as the first president for the So CA Council of Chinese Schools and supported many other Chinese American organizations. He is survived by his wife, Judy, and their 3 daughters: Judiann, Melanda, and Becky and granddaughters Caprial and Alia. Services will be held April 13, 2017 at 12 p.m. at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills, in the The Old North Church. Donations may be made in memory of Tom Woo to: Friends of the Chinatown Library, The Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, or San Fernando Valley Chinese Cultural Association.

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Published by Los Angeles Times on Apr. 12, 2017.

Memories and Condolences
for Tom Woo

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Panela Roberts

April 13, 2017

Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time.

Henry Yee

April 13, 2017

Dear Tom,

Well, you and I the JookSing, that we founded the Southern California Council of
Chinese Schools and the number of school has now grown into more than one hundred from thirdteen with a student enrolment of over 20,000 from 2,000. . You were the first term president and served you and the council as secretary and treasurer. And I followed your footstep and became the president the following year. Your term 76-77 and mine 77-78 if I remember correctly.

Remember the fishing trip to Lake Crowley? You, Pat Wong, my uncle and I in your in your station wagon, well equipped with cooking equipment braved the cold for the adventure.....we were young!. It was so rly cold, the steaks got frozen the moment that it left from the grill. How many trout we caught.....zilch. But we had great time.

The annual treat you give to celebrate the birth day of Pat Wong, my uncle with
many of your friends will continue in spirit from now on. Thank you.

Henry

Jay, Emiko, and Hannah Wong

April 13, 2017

It was with great sadness that we learned of Uncle Tom's passing. A life-long friend of my father and mother and a kindhearted and generous uncle to myself and my own wife and daughter. He will be sorely missed, but we console ourselves, perhaps selfishly, with fond memories of his lively spirit, endearing laugh, and mischievous smile. Uncle Tom never liked to say good-bye to us upon parting, so in that spirit, we would like to say, "Uncle Tom, until we eat again!" We are sure that there is dim sum in heaven.

To Aunt Judy, Judiann, Melanda, and Becky:
Emiko, Hannah, and I wish to extend our heartfelt condolences. Although we are separated by an ocean, our thoughts and prayers are with you.

With Deepest Sympathy,
Jay, Emiko, and Hannah Wong
Kobe, Japan

Ioanna Sklaveniti

April 12, 2017

My deepest sympathy for the Woo family. Me. Woo was such a nice man with a great sense of humor. May his memory be eternal.

Richard Jue

April 7, 2017

I close my eyes and i start to remember... it's a sunny day and I am walking to lunch with my dad in LA Chinatown. We open the door and there is Tom with his beaming grin and hearty laugh inviting us over to join him. It was always fun to share a bowl of soup noodles with Tom. So humble, so friendly, so down to earth.... so much fun

Rodolfo (Rudy) Federico

April 6, 2017

I had the great pleasure of meeting Tom back in 1965 or 1966. We both worked at an engineering firm, I believe it was Woody Tom. After leaving the firm we kept in touch as I assisted him in some of his projects. Tom loved to eat and used to invite me to eat at different places when we met for a project. I remember his excitement when we invited him to eat at The Grove and we rode the electric car (street car) inside The Grove. I miss Tom, his laugh and his humor, but his memory will be always with me. He leaves a beautiful family, his wife Judy with whom I played chess on many occasions and daughters, sons in law and grandchildren. He was blessed, he had a good life.

Homer Jackson

April 6, 2017

One day in heaven we will fish togather again!!!

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