Jason Ly
About 2 months ago when Pat Gladys and family came to Los Angeles, Diane, Kevin and I had the honor of having Peking Duck Dinner together. I still vividly remember that uncle Auyoung was sitting just 2 seats from me, next to Pat and Kaiea. His company made the evening such joyful, thankful and heart warming event. We made small talks, about family etc.. Nothing profound, just simple exchanges of caring and encouraging words. But it did leave lasting impression on me. On the long drive home back to Palos Verdes, I thought to myself, when I am older, I hope to have a healthy attitude like him, happy, very at ease, enjoying family, kind and humble and most importantly, a constant blessings to people who he comes in contact with. I first met uncle Auyoung in the summer of 1996 when my family attended Pat’s wedding. I was excited and a bit concerned about how my beloved brother Pat fit in to the Auyoung family, especially Chinese from Hong Kong. My impression when I first saw him was that he was extremely courteous, soft spoken, wise, kind, humble and pleasant to talk to. It would only take minutes before he has completely obliterated my preconceived notion of aggressive, shrewd and business savvy Hong Kong Chinese. Over the last twenty years, seeing him during Nancy and Pat’s family gathering was always something I looked forward to. I will sure miss him very much, especially his presence in future gatherings. “In life’s short journey on earth, we may not know what God’s plan for us. But we can do our best to nurture our young’s, take care of our family, love, respect and hopefully always be a blessing to other. And if we do that well and leave a small imprint along the way then this journey is worthwhile.” I probably paraphrase terribly what my late father told me while we were on a stroll in Hawaii not long before he retired and moved to California. And as I reflect back and look around here today, I see the success of his labors, the beautiful and loving family he created and the friends whose lives he had touched and impacted. He really did have an awesome journey. And personally, although our paths crossed in a very small way, I still feel extremely blessed to have known him. On behalf of my mother, farewell, may you rest in peace and may God bless everyone.