De Chin Dee

Celebrating the life of DEE DE CHIN (SYCIP)
?? ?


De Chin Dee Sycip was born in 1921, the year of the rooster, pass away at the age of 98 under the Chinese calendar. Her life is filled with the legacy of love, forgiveness and a thankful heart. To tell her life story would compound to a book of many chapters all about her inspiration to others and how she deals all worldly issues focusing only in Jesus and his words- the Bible. She was even blessed because of the gift of music God have given her to share to many even the blind, she have touched and inspired. Dee Chin to many who knows will forever love her wit and humour, her love of good food and cuisine, her 15 hours of sleep which is her secret to long life, her appreciation of people who cares for her, her ringing voice in a congregation and those who live with her will miss her listening ear and good advice - " Don't you worry, I am ok. Everything is ok in the Lord's hand until we meet again."

Birth, family, early years:
Dee chin birth parents ?(?)??
Yap (IAP)Kek Kuan and ??? (Dee, Li Lee) Ma Gee ??for nick name.

Dee Chin she was the the 3rd child born to a family of five siblings in Kulangsu, Xiamen, Fujian, China on the year of the Rooster July 26, 1921. according to her real birthday, her chinese age 98 this year in July ( age 97 ) by Roman calendar and by formal documentation she is 94.

She was loved by her older sister ???Linda June Yap Paredes and younger sister ? ? ?Elizabeth Yap Balete, ( Manila) older brother YapYaukKun ??? ( Sweden) and younger brother David Chi Beng Yap ??? ( Australia) who keep her in his prayer day and night all his life.

As a baby, her mum ??? Ma Gee's 3rd sister, ??? Lee (Dee)Tiam Hua married to Daniel Sycip of Mahuyod, Dumagete philippine having no children of their own adopted her as their daughter. She is sister to Moses Sycip and sister Dr. Fe Sycip ( medical doctor). That is why, all her life in the Philippines is known as miss Sycip ??? instead of ?Yap (IAP)or (Dee) Lee ?.

She grew up with all her siblings in China and she stayed in Dumagete for a while when she was older. She was loved by her adopted family and visit them in their estate in Mahuyod Dumagete whenever she can after moving to manila.

While She was young, living in Kulangsu or Kolongsu ( Gulangyu) her grandfather, ?IAP( Fookien ping-in), Rev Iap Han Chiong ????? was the first Chinese pastor of the ?? Zhushu Church ( Bamboo Church /Zhushutang Bamboo Church) ????????? bamboo church that still standing in Xiamen today.

Rev Iap became a Christian through the love of Rev. John Van Nest Talmage, a Dutch missionary from reform church, who also help established the Anglo-Chinese School Gulangyu Jude female school ????????( Giok tiak )http://m.chinachristiandaily.com/news/4261 for girls High School and while the Boys counterpart was ???????? ( Eng Hua) run by Missionaries, she was educated from young at this prestigious girl school was exposed to English, her biological dad, was also a doctor and grand aunts were the first midwife of Kulangsu ???.

In her years, as one of the main Christian Family in Gulangyu, the Iap home was open to many great Christian speakers like John Sung who lived in our home in 24-25 ??? when he came to to preach. De Chin and her family and siblings went to trinity church ( ?????)in Kulangsu since she was young and help the rebuilding of it when it open in the late 1980s. She is always active in the music ministry.

During the Japanese occupation war years, our ?? family saved a Japanese general and was presented a sword that protected us during the Japanese occupation. So she was able to continue to cultivate her voice until 1948, just before the Communist takeover of China, Dee chin migrated to her adopted family in the Philippines.

It is also With the help of his eldest sister, who had married a local Chinese, Teodoro Paredes, she settled to teach in the primary school of Grace Christian High school GCHS ( ????)and ????Hope Christian High School ( HCHS) for a total of 38 years.

She was spoiled by her sister Ong Paredes Family with an antipolo 2 story house and she was often showered with high quality jewellery by her sisters who love to purchase in those days, when she migrated to Vancouver afyer living in Taiwan a few years, they continue to send her monies and spoil her with a car under Helen's name as she have never driven in her life.

De Chin grew up with her youngest aunty - Evelyn Lee Lao???? ( 6 ?)who look after her from a very young age until now treating her as their own.Through the years, De Chin was part of the Lao family Her 5 sons, the Lao brothers Dean, Leon, Alex, Edwin, John continues to support De Chin financially with all her needs these last pass years with care giver and amenities giving De Chin a comfortable and independent worry free life style staying in the apartment all these year.

Her Love extended to Peggy Hwang, one of her youngest cousin whom she loved dearly and sing to her each night as she tug her to sleep. She was there for her when Peggy moved to San Francisco. The near 70 years of bond between them is impeccable as she promised to be there for her to the end and she did.

De Chin was also the governess of late Co Bun Chun family ???'s 10 children for many years in Nueva St, Binondo. The affection for her was demonstrated this year August when Fely Co ( ???) and husband Johnny Simpson ??? with their daughter Jane and JJ Lao, with Fely's sister Janet Co Ley ???( named after De Chin) came to Vancouver to throw a party for De Chin for all her Church friend to celebrate De Chin's 97th/98th birthday last August 19, 2018 and also support financially to assist her with a carer to do more days.

De Chin also spend many great memories living with her sibling -Paredes, Balete and Yap families. She is grand aunt and great grand aunt who is treasured close to the heart and deeply loved over 4 generations.

Her gift of voice have given her the opportunity to travel, In the year 1956, she travels with her brother David Yap Chi Beng ??? on Scholarship went to Princeton University Westminster College finishing her Masters in Music majoring Conducting and Voice.

When she got back to the Philippines, She started to serve at ????????? United evangelical church of the Philippines (UECP) and started the ? and ?groups of choir and also helped ?????( Grace Gospel church ) establish the Youth choirs. She continue inspire young people to sing praises to the Lord and sang for many weddings. above it all, at Some stage of her life, she was inspired to teach even the blinds to sing.

Her love for Christ and the Word was always alive in her, she would join a group of committed young Minanese ??? Christian musician including her brother David ??? did the recordings for those timeless Amoy hymns tunes into a ministry helping the sick and the unwell. Today, those recordings are still comforting those who are unwell, after 60 years , she was comforted by it.

Her love for Christ in music was always alive in her, she wrote a musical Christian play entitled " The Lily of the valley " and would train many children to sing glory to the Lord. When she migrated to .Vancouver, she started the chancel choir and the children's choir of fujian evangelical church. She believe in nurturing young conductors and inspire the younger generation to grow in choral music.

Around 1970s She became best of friends with Helen UY whom she loved and trusted so much so even to a fault, that she entrusted all financial needs for Helen to manage. even helping in the facilitating of the immigration of all of Helen's family to North America and Canada ,to the detriment of her own family's chances for immigration, because all her finances does not have any titles in her own name.

When Helen had a stroke 4-4.5 years ago, De Chin at age 92 plus, sometimes with friends help or on her own she would travel to the hospital by bus or walk to Minoru nursing home - as devoted and faithful friend, even in rain or snow never missing a day until her frail lungs is making it hard for her .

As best of friends for such a long time, De Chin and Helen Uy have shared all their assets together in accounts and property. Their last will was to be buried side by side facing south. Whilst Helen is still alive, Helen's brother's family have changed all of their assets, accounts to the next generation therefore not granting Helen's wishes, it saddens her to see what have been done to Helen and yet under such treatment, De Chin remembers the kindness they have given her in the early years and forgave them and ask her family to do the same.

Her last breath was also asking her family to continue to visit Helen and make sure she is ok and pray she is bless with many more years. This is the noble kind of character that De Chin has exhibited throughout her life. The love and kindness plus having a forgiving heart for her dear friend .

After 97 years of sharp mind
Still remember everyone We listed below and fill it with stories of the pass and joy of heart each day. She always carry a prayerful heart, She only start deteriorating the last 3 weeks of November when she was told she got shingles and was confined 2 weeks and given antibiotics, amazingly- the shingles bears no fever or pain and didn't even spread. After 2 weeks of confinement, flu have taken her health. Peggy her cousins flew to be at her side and nurse her, she laugh and ate and wanted her favourite food- ice cream. She was so blessed that her niece Swan En with great devotion would quietly visits her twice a day and talk to doctors. Her friends Alex and Mary and distance relatives Elis and Annabelle Lieuson will go out of their way to always be there for her and also detailed information to keep the family informed- giving her niece, Emily in Australia and grand niece Jeanne Paredes in manila a chance to see and spoke to her via video conference-even to the last time. She quietly passed this world 10 min to thanksgiving Nov 21, time in Australia/ Philippines is thanksgiving Day( Nov 22)- reminding us her legacy of forgiveness and thankfulness.

Her many good friends from fookien church, The evergreen fellowship like pastor Susan Wang, Pastor David Tsai ,Alex and Mary Ong, Elis and Grace Lieuson, Bellie and George, Victor and Annette Que, Auntie Miriam Jao, Amy Cheng , Lydia and Julius Sy , Tena and Luis Chiu, Evelyn Tiu, Esther chua, Mateo and Betty, Sufi Chen and many more people were there to support, our family is So grateful for all your love and care.

Financially her beloved cousins - Lao brothers, Dean, Leon, Alex, Edwin and John family and spouses , Fely Co and family have unconditionally supported her to her days.

The worth of a person is not how much she have but how many people who loved her and losing everything she had She was loved by many who knows her.

Although never married in her life, she have 4 generation of family that loved her. She's the matriarch of the Yap family clan.

She is survived by
Adopted parents/ siblings :
Oldest sister to Moses and Joannie Sycip and Dr. Fely Sycip

YAP - birth parents : 2nd sister to David yap Chi Beng and So hua Liu Yap

Beloved God mum to Frank (Tai Ching) Yap ( Sweden), Emily Yap Cheng( Perth, Australia), Jolly Balete (Philippines) , Ellen Hwang (Sydney, Australia).

10th sister ?? to Peggy Hwang( San Francisco)

10th sister ( Achin ?)to Dean and Shirley Lao , Leon and Shirley Lao, Alex and Annie Lao , Edwin and Joan Lao , John and Jennifer Lao ( Philippines),

10th Auntie ?? to Swan En and Timothy Dychinco, E- Siong and Eleanor Lin, Sun Koo and Johnny Toh( Seattle), Nancy and Hyman yap , Joyce and Sammy Tan ( Cebu)

2nd aunt ?? to Mary Paredes Uy ( A-Kwan), John Paredes ( acho) , Albert & Bee Ngo Paredes (Asim)), Albert & Boy Balete, Alfred Balete, Jolly Balete.

Aunty dad side - ?? to Frank and Janice Ip ???, ???( ??? )Belinda Yip and Bent Scott,
??? (??? ) Katherine Ip and Kjell Nilsson ( Sweden). Emily and Anson Cheng, Dewey and Jane Yap and Dennis and Bellie Yap ( Australia), Gracie Sycip ( Dumagete).

Aunty mum side -??Grand aunt to Jeanne Paredes & Gideon Chan( Phil), Paredes -Allan, Aimee,Alvin, Anabel and Ariel, Angie & Jeff Ong; Uy -Eugene and Jenny, Susanne , Steven , Arlene & Richard Scrimini, Jeanette & Anson Qua.

Grand aunt dad side -?? to Yap -DavidYanHo & Karen, Roger and Sara Yap, Nancy and Fredrik Johnsson (Sweden), Dianne, Joanne, Jeremy, Jerome, Ellainne & Yi Choong Liew, Eunise Yap Cheng, Andrew Yap Cheng (Australia).

Great Grand aunt- ???? to Yap -Jennifer and Theodore, Sanna and Camille Nilsson, Walter Scott, Chan -Gianina Jeddrick, Jayden, Amy &Allie Ong, Anika Uy, Sophia &Jeremy Que ( Manila).

De Chin will be dearly missed by family and friends she left behind. She is now reunited in heaven with his beloved siblings and resting in the hands of God.

Dee chin will be buried according to her wishes facing south which is Her home town in Gulangyu.

??????1921??2018, ????, ?????98?? ?????????????????????????????,???????????????????????????????????????????????????????, ?????? ?????????????????????? ?????,????????,???????????,?????????????,?????????


Birth ??:

???????????????, ????? (??)?????? (??) ????

????????, ????????????? Dumaguete????(Sycip)??, ????????????, ???????????????????????????

?????????????,????, ???? Dumaguete ?. ???????????,????????,???????Dumagete ?????


Background ??:

??????????, ??????????????????????????????????????????????????

??????, ???????????????, ??????????????, ???????????????????????????,?????????, ?????????????

???????????????????? Rev. John Van Nest Talmage ?????????? ???????????????? ?????????????????????, ?????????

???????, ?????? ?????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????1948 ?, ????????, ??????????????, ????????????????, ??????, ???????????????????, ????????????38?????????? (??) ???,?????????????,???????

??????????????????????, ??????????????,????????????????????97 ???, ????????????????????

???????????, ???????, ?????????,????, ???????????, ??????????????

?????????????? Peggy (??) ??, ????????, ?????????, ? ?????????, ??????? ???70????????, ????????????, ?????????, ??????, ???, ???????????10???????, ??????,???????

????????????1956?,??????????????????????????????,???????????,??????????

?????,??????????,?????????,??????????????,???????,??????????????,????????????????????

?????????, ?????????,??????????????????????"The Lily of the Valley"?????,????????????????

40??????????????????,????????, ???,???????????????????????????,????????????

????,??? ???????,????????????????, ???, ?????,?? 92???????????,?????????????????????????????????????, ?????????????????????????????,???????????????????????????: ????????, ????????????? ?????, ?????????

????????????????????,?????????????, ???????????,?????????????????????,???,????????,???????????????????,??????,?????????,????????????,??????????????????????????????????????????????????

??97??????,???????????,???????????15???,???11????3???????,??????????????????????????????????????11?21????????,????????11? 22? - ??????????????????.

??????????????????????????,?????????
???????????????????????????????
?????????????,????????,???????????,?????????????

?????????,????4?????? (???????????)????????????

??????????????????????????????????,??????

????????????????????????