Funeral Day

Mom's funeral was today and it was wonderfully uplifting. All throughout, there was that wonderful sense of faith and fellowship that can be felt wherever a community of Saints has gathered, today made all the more poignant for the occasion. It has since occurred to me that in this sphere of existence, perhaps no two events are more miraculous than birth and death, with the fleeting glimpse they give us into the unfathomable grandeur and scope of the plan of salvation. Certainly, my faith was strengthened today, and I'm sure that's exactly what my mom would have wished. Thank you to those who were able to attend, as well as for those who were able to offer love and support in so many other ways. I think we're all going to be just fine.

Amy S. P. Tang

1947-2008

Amy Tang, née Chan, beloved daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother, was unexpectedly called home to our Father in Heaven on Nov. 3, 2008 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Amy was born on Jan. 11, 1947, in Canton, China, to Konyil and Maureen Chan, the second born of four daughters and a son. In 1960, she became the first of her family to immigrate to North America, reuniting with them three years later in Utah. In 1963, that same year, her family was sealed together in the Logan Utah temple and shortly thereafter, she moved to Calgary, Alberta, then to Ste Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, the following year. Amy graduated from MacDonald High School in 1965 and subsequently attended McGill University, ultimately receiving a bachelor of science in biochemistry in 1969. In 1971 she met her beloved husband in Salt Lake City, Utah, to whom she was sealed for time and all eternity in the Cardston Alberta Temple, in Alberta, Canada, on July 6, 1974.

In 1994, Amy obtained a second bachelor of science in home economics with an emphasis in nutrition from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta. In 1996, she immigrated with her family from Canada to the United States. In 2005, she earned her third bachelor of science in elementary education from Husson College in Bangor, Maine. In 2007, she was naturalized a citizen of the United States of America.

Above all, Amy treasured truth. A passionate student, she had a lifelong love of learning that blessed the lives of all those around her. With her broad life experiences and her innate ability to apply what she had learned, she was an exceptional mother and teacher who was an unfailing source of inspiration and wisdom to her family.

Amy was predeceased by her father, Konyil Chan, and her older sister, Irene Chan. She is survived by her husband, Terry Tang; her children, Clarence (Annette) Tang, Michelle (Steve) Barker, Andrew (Liew) Tang, Jason (Heather) Tang, and Nancy Tang; her seven grandchildren, Ethan, Isaac, Lillian, Andersen, Ashlyn, James, and Jaxon; her mother, Maureen Chan; and three siblings, May Wong, June Lee, and David Chan; as well as many extended family members and good friends. Jaxon was born the day after she passed away, and an eighth grandchild is due on Dec. 7, 2008.