Passed away peacefully on May 15, 2023, at the age of 82.
She will be lovingly remembered by her husband George in Vancouver, her sister Susan Chan in Idaho, her nieces Lam Kei & Lam Ho in Hong Kong, and her nephews Lam Lai, Lam Ming, Lam Shek, & Lam Man, in Hong Kong.
Sophie graduated from St. Mary’s Canossian College in Hong Kong. She is a registered nurse, state certified midwife, and registered sick children and neonatal nurse. She coordinated the Neonatal Transport Team at Royal Columbian Hospital. Sophie did post graduate studies in London and Oxford in the U.K. and did a locum in Saudi Arabia. She dedicated her retirement years as a volunteer at the Heart & Stroke Society and other charities. Sophie lived her Life trusting in the love of God and was obedient to God’s word.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 am on June 1, 2023, at Saint John the Apostle Parish, 5457 Trafalgar St., Vancouver, BC V6N 1C1. Celebrant Fr. Anthony Ho and Concelebrants Fr. Terry Bileski& Fr. Nick Meisl. Internment will follow a week or more later at the Gardens of Gethsemani in Surrey, BC
In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC and the BC Cancer Foundation.