Amy Leung Lam's Obituary
Amy L. Lam, aged 76, of Dublin CA, died at home on Friday, June 30, 2023 of cancer.
She was born on August 22, 1946 in Hong Kong (when it was a British Crown Colony) to Hung-Chee Leung (father) and Ying-Ngor Lau (mother).
She attended the primary school of Methodist College, Kowloon, Hong Kong. She received her secondary education initially from Heep Yunn School, Kowloon, Hong Kong. She then attended and graduated from the Sydney Church of England Girls School in Moss Vale, NSW, about 2 hours from Sydney, Australia. For college education from 1965 to 1970, she attended La Sierra University, Riverside, CA for her Freshman year, then transferred to UCLA where she graduated with a BA in Mathematics in 1970.
Amy met Simon Lam when they were students at UCLA. They got married in Las Vegas on March 29, 1971. They relocated to Westchester County in New York in 1974 and later relocated to Austin, Texas in 1977 when Simon took a faculty position at the University of Texas at Austin. Amy began her professional career at the Texas County and District Retirement System in Austin in 1978. After a few years, she was promoted to Data Processing Manager and retired in 1997. From 1997 to 2005, she worked as a quality control consultant for a software development project in the Texas Department of Public Safety in Austin.
Amy learned to play piano when she grew up in Hong Kong and passed the Grade 8 piano examination (the highest grade for high school students administered internationally).
Amy was an enthusiastic student and teacher of Tai Chi. She qualified for the rank of Tukong/Ip Sun Tai Chi Master and for many years taught a Tai Chi class for senior citizens in the Gus Garcia Recreation Center in Austin until she and Simon relocated to California in 2020 to be closer to family.
Amy loved to travel, learn about other cultures’ histories and discover art and architecture around the world, particularly in all parts of Europe where she spent countless hours exploring museums and old towns and castles. She especially enjoyed watching different styles of dance from different cultures.
She was highly active throughout her life. Earlier in her life she was an avid runner. Later she played tennis on a regular basis and went on annual ski trips with her family.
Amy donates part of her retirement income annually to charities.
Amy is survived by her spouse, Simon Lam, after more than 52 years of marriage, by her son Eric Lam with spouse, Nicole Lo, granddaughter Sydney, and grandson Nathan, all in Dublin, CA. She is also survived by younger brothers, David, Dicken, and Dickson, by nieces, Marian and Clara, and by nephew, Jeremy.
Amy is predeceased by her father and mother.
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