Ellyn Lo Fong, wife of the late U.S. Sen. Hiram Fong, was put to rest Thursday during private services at Nu'uanu Memorial Park. She died March 25 at age 94.
As the wife of one of Hawai'i's best-known politicians, Fong worked tirelessly on behalf of her husband and the people of Hawai'i, her daughter, Merie-Ellen Gushi, 57, said from her Maui home.
"She was a very elegant woman. She was such a wonderful hostess, great cook, very supportive of her husband and a wonderful ambassador for Hawai'i," Gushi said.
Fong was a graduate of Roosevelt High School and the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, where she received a bachelor's degree in education. She taught for a short period on Kaua'i before moving back to O'ahu.
Fong gave up her teaching career when she married Hiram Fong in 1938, Gushi said.
"She always wanted to continue to teach children," Gushi said. "She would always talk about teaching the children to read and write (in her later years)," she said.
While in Washington, D.C., Fong spent much of her time as a Red Cross volunteer. She was later honored for her service by the U.S. Senate Red Cross Chapter.
In 1999, and she received the Distinguished Service Award from the Organization of Chinese American Women at their national conference.
Hiram Fong served in the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1977. He died in August 2004.
Ellyn Fong is survived by her four children, Hiram Fong Jr., Rodney Fong, Merie-Ellen Gushi and Marvin Fong; 10 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; and sister-in-law Alyce Lee Lo. (SOURCE: Honolulu Advertiser, Posted Monday, April 3, 2006)
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Family members described Ellyn Lo Fong as a remarkable woman who fully supported the political career of her husband, the first Asian American elected to the U.S. Senate.
"I hope I can have half the traits she has had," said her daughter Merie-Ellen Fong Gushi.
Fong, wife of the late Hiram Leong Fong, died at the Queen's Medical Center on March 25. She was 94.
Fong was born on Oahu. During her childhood, she and her three siblings helped their parents, Lo On and Shee Ching, with their grocery store in Ewa.
When she was 14, Fong moved into town. She was part of the first class to graduate from Roosevelt High School. Soon after, Fong attended Lingnam University in Guangzhou, China, for a semester, Gushi said in a statement.
Fong returned to Hawaii and attended the University of Hawaii. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in education and briefly taught at a school on Kauai.
Gushi said her mother met her father at a picnic with a group from the First Chinese Church of Christ. After a nine-year courtship, the couple married in 1938.
In 1959, when Hawaii became the 50th state, Hiram Fong was elected to the U.S. Senate. The Fong family moved to Washington, D.C., where Ellyn Fong demonstrated "the spirit of aloha, opening her home to many from the islands as well as being a hostess to dignitaries and senators from other states," Gushi said.
During her husband's political career, the couple traveled to Europe, Africa, Australia and other countries.
Fong also served as a Red Cross volunteer and was honored as a recipient of a certificate for Valued Services by the U.S. Senate Red Cross Chapter. In 1999 she was also a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Organization of Chinese-American Women.
Her husband, who served in the U.S. Senate for 18 years and was co-founder of Finance Factors Ltd., died in August 2004.
Fong is survived by her four children, Hiram Fong Jr., Rodney, Merie-Ellen Gushi and Marvin; 10 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; sister-in-law Alyce Lee Lo; and many nieces and nephews.
A private service was held Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park.
(SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, April 4, 2006)
As the wife of one of Hawai'i's best-known politicians, Fong worked tirelessly on behalf of her husband and the people of Hawai'i, her daughter, Merie-Ellen Gushi, 57, said from her Maui home.
"She was a very elegant woman. She was such a wonderful hostess, great cook, very supportive of her husband and a wonderful ambassador for Hawai'i," Gushi said.
Fong was a graduate of Roosevelt High School and the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, where she received a bachelor's degree in education. She taught for a short period on Kaua'i before moving back to O'ahu.
Fong gave up her teaching career when she married Hiram Fong in 1938, Gushi said.
"She always wanted to continue to teach children," Gushi said. "She would always talk about teaching the children to read and write (in her later years)," she said.
While in Washington, D.C., Fong spent much of her time as a Red Cross volunteer. She was later honored for her service by the U.S. Senate Red Cross Chapter.
In 1999, and she received the Distinguished Service Award from the Organization of Chinese American Women at their national conference.
Hiram Fong served in the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1977. He died in August 2004.
Ellyn Fong is survived by her four children, Hiram Fong Jr., Rodney Fong, Merie-Ellen Gushi and Marvin Fong; 10 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; and sister-in-law Alyce Lee Lo. (SOURCE: Honolulu Advertiser, Posted Monday, April 3, 2006)
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Family members described Ellyn Lo Fong as a remarkable woman who fully supported the political career of her husband, the first Asian American elected to the U.S. Senate.
"I hope I can have half the traits she has had," said her daughter Merie-Ellen Fong Gushi.
Fong, wife of the late Hiram Leong Fong, died at the Queen's Medical Center on March 25. She was 94.
Fong was born on Oahu. During her childhood, she and her three siblings helped their parents, Lo On and Shee Ching, with their grocery store in Ewa.
When she was 14, Fong moved into town. She was part of the first class to graduate from Roosevelt High School. Soon after, Fong attended Lingnam University in Guangzhou, China, for a semester, Gushi said in a statement.
Fong returned to Hawaii and attended the University of Hawaii. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in education and briefly taught at a school on Kauai.
Gushi said her mother met her father at a picnic with a group from the First Chinese Church of Christ. After a nine-year courtship, the couple married in 1938.
In 1959, when Hawaii became the 50th state, Hiram Fong was elected to the U.S. Senate. The Fong family moved to Washington, D.C., where Ellyn Fong demonstrated "the spirit of aloha, opening her home to many from the islands as well as being a hostess to dignitaries and senators from other states," Gushi said.
During her husband's political career, the couple traveled to Europe, Africa, Australia and other countries.
Fong also served as a Red Cross volunteer and was honored as a recipient of a certificate for Valued Services by the U.S. Senate Red Cross Chapter. In 1999 she was also a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Organization of Chinese-American Women.
Her husband, who served in the U.S. Senate for 18 years and was co-founder of Finance Factors Ltd., died in August 2004.
Fong is survived by her four children, Hiram Fong Jr., Rodney, Merie-Ellen Gushi and Marvin; 10 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; sister-in-law Alyce Lee Lo; and many nieces and nephews.
A private service was held Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park.
(SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, April 4, 2006)
Ellyn Lo Fong, wife of the late U.S. Sen. Hiram Fong, was put to rest Thursday during private services at Nu'uanu Memorial Park. She died March 25 at age 94.
As the wife of one of Hawai'i's best-known politicians, Fong worked tirelessly on behalf of her husband and the people of Hawai'i, her daughter, Merie-Ellen Gushi, 57, said from her Maui home.
"She was a very elegant woman. She was such a wonderful hostess, great cook, very supportive of her husband and a wonderful ambassador for Hawai'i," Gushi said.
Fong was a graduate of Roosevelt High School and the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, where she received a bachelor's degree in education. She taught for a short period on Kaua'i before moving back to O'ahu.
Fong gave up her teaching career when she married Hiram Fong in 1938, Gushi said.
"She always wanted to continue to teach children," Gushi said. "She would always talk about teaching the children to read and write (in her later years)," she said.
While in Washington, D.C., Fong spent much of her time as a Red Cross volunteer. She was later honored for her service by the U.S. Senate Red Cross Chapter.
In 1999, and she received the Distinguished Service Award from the Organization of Chinese American Women at their national conference.
Hiram Fong served in the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1977. He died in August 2004.
Ellyn Fong is survived by her four children, Hiram Fong Jr., Rodney Fong, Merie-Ellen Gushi and Marvin Fong; 10 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; and sister-in-law Alyce Lee Lo. (SOURCE: Honolulu Advertiser, Posted Monday, April 3, 2006)
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Family members described Ellyn Lo Fong as a remarkable woman who fully supported the political career of her husband, the first Asian American elected to the U.S. Senate.
"I hope I can have half the traits she has had," said her daughter Merie-Ellen Fong Gushi.
Fong, wife of the late Hiram Leong Fong, died at the Queen's Medical Center on March 25. She was 94.
Fong was born on Oahu. During her childhood, she and her three siblings helped their parents, Lo On and Shee Ching, with their grocery store in Ewa.
When she was 14, Fong moved into town. She was part of the first class to graduate from Roosevelt High School. Soon after, Fong attended Lingnam University in Guangzhou, China, for a semester, Gushi said in a statement.
Fong returned to Hawaii and attended the University of Hawaii. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in education and briefly taught at a school on Kauai.
Gushi said her mother met her father at a picnic with a group from the First Chinese Church of Christ. After a nine-year courtship, the couple married in 1938.
In 1959, when Hawaii became the 50th state, Hiram Fong was elected to the U.S. Senate. The Fong family moved to Washington, D.C., where Ellyn Fong demonstrated "the spirit of aloha, opening her home to many from the islands as well as being a hostess to dignitaries and senators from other states," Gushi said.
During her husband's political career, the couple traveled to Europe, Africa, Australia and other countries.
Fong also served as a Red Cross volunteer and was honored as a recipient of a certificate for Valued Services by the U.S. Senate Red Cross Chapter. In 1999 she was also a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Organization of Chinese-American Women.
Her husband, who served in the U.S. Senate for 18 years and was co-founder of Finance Factors Ltd., died in August 2004.
Fong is survived by her four children, Hiram Fong Jr., Rodney, Merie-Ellen Gushi and Marvin; 10 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; sister-in-law Alyce Lee Lo; and many nieces and nephews.
A private service was held Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park.
(SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, April 4, 2006)
As the wife of one of Hawai'i's best-known politicians, Fong worked tirelessly on behalf of her husband and the people of Hawai'i, her daughter, Merie-Ellen Gushi, 57, said from her Maui home.
"She was a very elegant woman. She was such a wonderful hostess, great cook, very supportive of her husband and a wonderful ambassador for Hawai'i," Gushi said.
Fong was a graduate of Roosevelt High School and the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, where she received a bachelor's degree in education. She taught for a short period on Kaua'i before moving back to O'ahu.
Fong gave up her teaching career when she married Hiram Fong in 1938, Gushi said.
"She always wanted to continue to teach children," Gushi said. "She would always talk about teaching the children to read and write (in her later years)," she said.
While in Washington, D.C., Fong spent much of her time as a Red Cross volunteer. She was later honored for her service by the U.S. Senate Red Cross Chapter.
In 1999, and she received the Distinguished Service Award from the Organization of Chinese American Women at their national conference.
Hiram Fong served in the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1977. He died in August 2004.
Ellyn Fong is survived by her four children, Hiram Fong Jr., Rodney Fong, Merie-Ellen Gushi and Marvin Fong; 10 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; and sister-in-law Alyce Lee Lo. (SOURCE: Honolulu Advertiser, Posted Monday, April 3, 2006)
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Family members described Ellyn Lo Fong as a remarkable woman who fully supported the political career of her husband, the first Asian American elected to the U.S. Senate.
"I hope I can have half the traits she has had," said her daughter Merie-Ellen Fong Gushi.
Fong, wife of the late Hiram Leong Fong, died at the Queen's Medical Center on March 25. She was 94.
Fong was born on Oahu. During her childhood, she and her three siblings helped their parents, Lo On and Shee Ching, with their grocery store in Ewa.
When she was 14, Fong moved into town. She was part of the first class to graduate from Roosevelt High School. Soon after, Fong attended Lingnam University in Guangzhou, China, for a semester, Gushi said in a statement.
Fong returned to Hawaii and attended the University of Hawaii. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in education and briefly taught at a school on Kauai.
Gushi said her mother met her father at a picnic with a group from the First Chinese Church of Christ. After a nine-year courtship, the couple married in 1938.
In 1959, when Hawaii became the 50th state, Hiram Fong was elected to the U.S. Senate. The Fong family moved to Washington, D.C., where Ellyn Fong demonstrated "the spirit of aloha, opening her home to many from the islands as well as being a hostess to dignitaries and senators from other states," Gushi said.
During her husband's political career, the couple traveled to Europe, Africa, Australia and other countries.
Fong also served as a Red Cross volunteer and was honored as a recipient of a certificate for Valued Services by the U.S. Senate Red Cross Chapter. In 1999 she was also a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Organization of Chinese-American Women.
Her husband, who served in the U.S. Senate for 18 years and was co-founder of Finance Factors Ltd., died in August 2004.
Fong is survived by her four children, Hiram Fong Jr., Rodney, Merie-Ellen Gushi and Marvin; 10 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; sister-in-law Alyce Lee Lo; and many nieces and nephews.
A private service was held Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park.
(SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, April 4, 2006)
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