Claire Anna Chennault

Claire Ann Chennault, elder daughter of Claire Lee Chennault and Anna Chan Chennault, passed away in hospice care on October 22, 2023. The cause of death was metastatic colon cancer.

She was a dedicated pianist throughout her life who won awards in student competitions during her youth. An adept learner of foreign languages, Claire Ann spoke Chinese fluently and became conversant in French and Spanish. She attended Annunciation Catholic School, and later boarded at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart and at Holton Arms. After graduating from the Taipei American School, she took courses at George Washington University.

Claire Ann's keen intellect and talents were shadowed by illness. Her last residence was at Alfred House in Rockville, MD. Her lively interest in others, candor, and generosity of spirit attracted friends wherever she lived. She leaves behind a loving sister Cynthia, brother-in-law Pierre Sikivie; and two nephews Paul and Michael. Claire Ann will also be dearly missed by her aunts Sylvia Wong and Loretta Fung, and by 10 cousins and their children. She will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on April 17. Donations in her memory may be made to the Church of St. Stephen Martyr, Washington, DC.