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Personal note from Emerson's Family

Dear [Donor's Name],

I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your generous donation towards my uncle's funeral expenses. Your kindness and support during this difficult time means more to me and my family than words can express.

Your contribution will go a long way in helping us give my uncle a proper farewell. Your act of kindness and thoughtfulness has touched our hearts and has made a difficult time a little more bearable.

Once again, thank you so much for your generosity and support. We are truly grateful for your help.

Warm regards,

[Your Name]

Updates

Update from March 29, 2023

Dear Everyone,

We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your generous donation towards Emerson's funeral expenses. Your kindness and support during this difficult time means more to me and my family than words can express.

Your contribution went go a long way in helping us give Emerson a proper farewell and celebration of life. Your act of kindness and thoughtfulness has touched our hearts and has made a difficult time a little more bearable.

Once again, thank you so much for your generosity and support. We are truly grateful for your help. I've added some of the informal speakers to the celebration of life that submitted their email.Please add your speech/memories to the site if desired and please email me if you have any issues with adding .

Warm regards,
Sherwin Lee/Catherine Chin

Update from March 12, 2023

Hello, thank you for the generous contributions. Cathy and Sherwin are inviting everyone to Emerson celebration of life viewing at 1p on Sunday 3/19/2023 at Duggan's Serra Mortuary at 500 Westlake Ave, Daly City, CA

Update from March 4, 2023

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Obituary

Emerson Chin,aka Lennotit Anayschiton (Little man who cares), dedicated community volunteer connector and happy go lucky man passed peacefully at UCSF Mount Zion hospital with family and friends by his side on Sunday, March 5, 2023.

Emerson Chin was born to Yet Ying Chin and Young Ken Chin on August 16, 1949 and grew up in Chinatown and attended Commodore Stockton and Marina Middle school. He then graduated from Polytechnic High School in Fall of …

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Community Involvement

Catholic Church

Attendee of

Most Holy Redeemer

Volunteered for

Volunteer of

Boy Scouts of America

A memory from Boy Scouts of America
Oakland Resource fair (Oakland, CA, USA, 2021)

Oakland Resource fair

Volunteer of

Lions Club International

A memory from Lions Club International
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Volunteer of

VFW

A memory from VFW
Winning the Uncle Sam plushie (, None)

Winning the Uncle Sam plushie

Volunteer of

Lions Club International

Volunteer of

American Red Cross

Service Organization
A memory from American Red Cross
Helping staff booth for American red cross (San Francisco, CA, USA, 2014)

Helping staff booth for American red cross

Volunteer of

Veterans of Foreign Wars

A memory from Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Volunteer of

Wa Sung Community Service Club

Service Organization
A memory from Wa Sung Community Service Club
Emerson at the Wa Sung Community Service Annual Pancake Breakfast (Oakland, CA, USA, 2016)

Emerson at the Wa Sung Community Service Annual Pancake Breakfast

Participated in

Attendee of

IATSE local B18

Labor Union

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What were Emerson's favorite drinks?
Diet coke
Diet coke
Diet coke
What were Emerson's favorite songs or musical artists?
Count Bassie
Count Bassie
Count Bassie
What were Emerson's favorite sports teams?
San Francisco Giants San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco Giants San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco Giants San Francisco 49ers
What were Emerson's favorite movies?
The Search for Animal Chin
The Search for Animal Chin
The Search for Animal Chin

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Born

1949
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Graduated from high school

1968
SF Polytechnic
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Honored with the Founders Award from Boy Scouts of America

1986

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Method of disposition

Cremation

Emerson's lasting impact
Lasting impact

Emerson donated organs

Bone, Skin and Cornea
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