Condolences from Dr. Reisfield

Megan, Thank you so much for the card. Please thank your family on my behalf. It was wonderful to see a picture with your grandmother at her vital best. This is a card I will keep. I'll take it out when I need to remember why I do this work. You and your family should be proud of how you comported yourselves; I know your grandmother would be. I feel privileged to have known your family. God bless each and all of you. Warm regards/Gary

Condolences from the Wong Family

Our deepest condolences to the Eng family for the home going of their beloved mother. We sorrow with you for your loss, but rejoice that she have gone ahead to the heavenly home. Now safe in the arms of Jesus, to those who called Him their Saviour and God, it is a promise and comfort that she is in a far better place with Christ, where there is no pain and sorrow. We remembered her as a gracious lady. For christian, this is not a goodbye but a goodnight and we await a reunion with her in Heaven. "....I am the resurrection, and the life:he that believeth in me though he were dead, yet shall he live." John 11:25 love from singapore Wong family

Cards from Great-Grandchildren

Uncle Deng brought these with him:

Condolences from Shands Hospital Staff

Posted to the Times-Union's obituary guestbook:

October 30, 2007 We are truely sorry for the lost of Mrs.Ling-Eng, but it was an honor to take care of her in her last days. She will be remembered by the staff of Shands Hopsital for ever. Bless you all! Shands Hospital (Jacksonville, FL)

Jacksonville obituary

Grandma's obituary appeared in the Florida Times-Union today (Monday, 29 October):

Twa-Moi Ling-Eng, 91, of Houston, Texas passed away peacefully at Shands Jacksonville on October 26, 2007 after a brief illness. Mrs. Ling-Eng was born in China on January 1, 1916. She migrated to Malaysia with her adoptive parents when she was a toddler. She worked as a rubber tapper. At one time she coowned a bicycle shop and an icecream parlor. Mrs. Ling-Eng gave up gainful employment to care for her mother-in-law after she was stricken with a major stroke. Mrs. Ling-Eng was an active member of the Chinese Methodist Church in Ayer Tawar, Perak, Malaysia. She first came to the United States with her late husband, Hui-Guan Eng, in 1978. They raised four sons, three daughters and an adopted daughter. She is survived by all her children, twenty grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren, four sisters-in-law, numerous nephews and nieces. A private service was held at CoreyKerlin Funeral Home, 1426 Rowe Ave., Jacksonville, Florida at 2:00 pm, October 28, 2007. A memorial service will be held in Houston at a later date.

The online version, including a guestbook, can be found here.

Additional information about Jacksonville service

The memorial in Jacksonville will be a family-only viewing with a short service with Rev. Patz. It will take place at 2:00 tomorrow afternoon (Sunday, 28 Oct) at Corey-Kerlin Funeral Home, 1426 Rowe Ave. Soo-Lian and Auntie will arrive from Houston tonight. Cara and Sanford are driving down now and will arrive this evening. Cousin Andrew will arrive tomorrow; his flight won't arrive in time for the service, but he will be able to see Grandma at the funeral home. A note for anyone else planning to come to Jacksonville -- the Florida-Georgia football game is tonight and local hotels are more occupied than usual as a result. Megan and I are at the Courtyard by Marriott near the Jacksonville Airport, and that hotel had rooms available as of yesterday.

Condolences from Ai-Lee & Family

To Chu-Wah, Chu-King, Chu-Keeng, Hong, Lang, Si-Ing, Deng & all family members Ron & I just came back from Lee-Mei’s house. We are very sad to hear of aunt’s passing away. Lee-Mei took the call this morning. She waited till my mum woke-up & calmed her first before passing the news to her. Mum had loud cries when she heard it. It has grieved her tremendously, because she has lost a very dear relative. Not only that, I suppose that aunt was her true friend. Philip, Lee-Mei & I are always grateful that aunt was one of the relatives who always treated mum well. I also remember aunt’s love & wailing at my father’s tomb on one Ching-Ming. While all of us will miss her greatly, we should be comforted that her living in this world was not in vain, because God has blessed her with long & good old age, surrounded by many children & grand children & all the love & care that many people only dream of. It is a consolation that she did not suffer long for her sudden illness. She did not miss Chu-Wah’s settling down again with a good wife, Cara’s wedding. She even managed to have Deng (her eldest son, very important in Chinese custom) by her side just half-an-hour before her passing away, considering waiting critically for a dear one traveling from the other far distant end of the world. Isn’t God being gracious to her? I always remember one Christmas at Chu-King’s house in Houston – someone asked aunt as being the head of the family to say grace before the meal. She prayed with such affirmative & loud voice as “ My Lord, my God, I pray to you for blessings to all the people here, all your Abraham’s descendants “. I was deeply moved at that moment & my tears dropped, because only the Holy Spirit enabled one to pray such. We know that aunt is with our Lord Jesus now. Psalm 23 consoles us that “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me…”. Jesus promises to all his people that heaven is beautiful, because there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain. Our condolences to all. Love from Ai-Lee & family