LO, Wing-Cheung - Wing passed away on April 16, 2020 at the Mon Sheong Home for the Aged in Toronto due to complications arising from COVID-19. He was two months shy of his 86th birthday.
He leaves behind his wife Siu Fong, daughters Rebecca and Sally, and son James.
Although he was a stoic, serious man of duty, he was fond of conversation, jokes and laughter.
Lo was born in Hong Kong on June 13, 1934. His father was Lam Tai Lo, a native of Dongguan and general manager at the Sailors’ Home and Mission to Seamen in Hong Kong, and his mother was Ping Jan Yam, originally from Foshan.
Wing’s childhood was a difficult chapter in his life. When he was five years old, one of his two brothers passed away. This was followed by the death of his twin sisters two years later. His family also lived through the Second World War, which included the occupation of Hong Kong by Japan.
When he was 13 years old, his father perished in a fire. As the oldest male child in the household and second oldest among his siblings, overnight he became the “man of the house.” It was now his duty to help provide for the family of seven children and a widowed mother.
He dreamed of becoming an architect and worked hard to achieve his goal. At the age of 18, he began an architectural apprenticeship with an uncle while studying at night at the Hong Kong Technical College. After he completed his training, he landed a job with Hong Kong’s leading architectural firm Eric Cumine Associates. Some of the notable projects he worked on included the Hong Kong Baptist Hospital , Ocean Terminal and Hotel Lisboa in Macau.
Wing favoured the educational system in North America and originally wanted to relocate to San Francisco to join his older sister Anna and younger brother John. After waiting for many years for his application to be approved, he instead settled in Toronto soon after the birth of his son in 1975. Along with his wife Siu Fong, daughters Rebecca and Sally, and son James, the Lo family made Don Mills their home. He went on to enjoy a long career with Inducon Design Build until he retired in the early 1990s.
However, work was not his top priority: Wing’s greatest passion was Buddhism. In the 1960s, he assisted nun and MBE Chi Cheung Sik with establishing Buddhist Tai Kwong Secondary School in the hills of Tai Po in Hong Kong and where Siu Fong taught Chinese and mathematics. He enjoyed studying Buddhist doctrine and learned directly from Chinese Buddhist monks, nuns and scholars, many of whom became family friends. He practiced meditation daily and participated in week-long retreats. He wrote and edited articles and manuscripts, and managed a website on Buddhism. He spent decades giving weekly lectures on topics related to Buddhist philosophy and comforted many with his teachings.
A private cremation will be held on Monday April 20, 2020.
We wish him peace after a lifetime of devotedly taking care of his mother, siblings, children and wife.
In lieu of flowers, the Lo family suggests that you consider making a donation to one of the following organizations: Cham Shan Buddhist Temple, Mon Sheong Foundation (D’arcy Street location) or Woodgreen Community Services.
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