Pauline Lee passed away peacefully in a warm and happy place for her. She lived a full life and was dedicated to her profession as a nurse. Pauline worked in acute care nursing at Hong Kong Government General Hospital and then Vancouver General Hospital when she first immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong in 1962, home care nursing with the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), and in community health nursing as a continuing care hospital liaison nurse with the Vancouver Health Department until she retired in 1997. She had such a positive and enduring compassion and spirit which shone through in her love for traveling, dancing, swimming, and singing, including with the Vancouver Chinese Choir and Saints Peter & Paul Parish Choir. She was the primary caregiver for her husband Luke, who passed in 2016, after a life full of adventures with Pauline. She will be truly missed by her family and friends including: her sisters Grace (Philip) and Irene; her son, Michael (Christina); nieces Winnie, Vivian, Serena and Monique; nephews, Jason and Winston, and three grandchildren, Justine, Graham and Andrea. Pauline is predeceased by her mother Po Fun Kwan, brother Vincent and brother-in-law David.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Saints Peter & Paul Parish, 1430 West 38th Ave,Vancouver, on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 10:30am. Following the Mass, a Celebration of Life will take place at the Arbutus Club, 2001 Nanton Ave, Vancouver from 12:00pm to 2:00pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Pauline, to the BC Cancer Foundation, an organization that she supported over many years, including in the face of her husband’s nine-year battle with cancer. Condolences may be shared with Pauline’s family through www.kearneyfs.com