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Personal note from Morris's Children, Grace & Aaron

Thank you for your love and support. Our dad left us much too early and our hope is to keep his memory alive for years to come with this digital memorial. We encourage you to share your favorite memories, stories, pictures and videos here for everyone to remember how he has touched all of our lives.

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Update from Feb. 22, 2021

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped us put together and host the memorial and to those who were able to attend in person and virtually. We appreciate all of the kind words shared today and through this memorial website. We know that his memory will live through all of us.

We'll be uploading a recording of the memorial soon for those who were not able to attend today.

Obituary

Sun Yow (Morris) Hwang passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the age of 72 due to a traumatic brain injury he sustained in a fall.

He was born the second youngest of five children, in Shantou, a coastal city in the Guangdong province of China. At the age of 26 he left China and stayed in Hong Kong for 2 years before coming to Canada in 1976.

It was in Vancouver, through the …

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What were Morris's favorite songs or musical artists?
Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal
Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal
Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal
What were Morris's favorite books?
《词韵荟萃》this book written by Morris. He used a few of years studying Chinese poems and…
《词韵荟萃》this book written by Morris. He used a few of years studying Chinese poems and wrote dow…
《词韵荟萃》this book written by Morris. He used a few of years studying Chinese poems and wrote down this research book.
What were Morris's favorite ways to spend free time?
Reading, writing, singing, sun tanning, swimming
Reading, writing, singing, sun tanning, swimming
Reading, writing, singing, sun tanning, swimming
What were Morris's favorite sports teams?
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks

Timeline

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Born

April 22nd, 1948
Shantou, Guangdong Province, China
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Gained a sibling, Helen Luk

1952
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Lost his parent, Hon Ding Hwang

1968

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Method of disposition

Cremation

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Sun Yow "Morris" Hwang