With deep sorrow, we inform you of the passing of Elaine Tong, aged 91, on December 27, 2020, following a short period of physical decline. She passed away peacefully at Richmond General Hospital in the presence of family members from various locations, connected via video call.

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Elaine was born and lived in Hong Kong until first coming to Canada with her husband and children in the mid 1980s and was proud to become a Canadian citizen in the early 1990s. During the times when she and husband Dr. George Tong were in Richmond, she found a deep connection with the Richmond Chinese MB Church, where she taught Sunday school, and George played and donated the organ. The church network was a great source of support and friendship for her, enduring through her final days.

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Those who knew Elaine in person will remember her friendly and sociable personality as well as her playful sense of humor. She had a beautiful creative side expressed through painting. Both her traditional Chinese ink paintings as well as classical Western oil paintings are joyously displayed both at home and other venues.

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Elaine is survived by her husband George, with whom she recently had her 65th wedding anniversary, by her three children, Leon, Carol, and Ian, and extended family, including a daughter-in-law, son-in-law, and two step grandchildren.

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                                                                                                                                                         ---Elaine Yee Ling Tong’s Family