In memory of

Kwan Tai Lam

August 15, 1943 -  September 22, 2020


Kwan Tai Lam was born in China on August 15, 1943, the eldest child in her family. She migrated from China to Hong Kong, where she met her would be husband, Yiu Kwan Lam. They married in 1961 and subsequently had three daughters: Fanny, Irene, and Nicole. In 1975, the whole family immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Once in Toronto, they continued practicing the time-honored traditional Chinese values of hard work, harmony in life and family-centric behavior. During her first several years in Canada, while her husband worked as a chef in Chinatown, she worked as a seamstress; while also having the responsibility of taking care of her three daughters. Her children can attest to the fact that she possessed incredible willpower, but an equally kind and gentle heart. She loved cooking, gardening, and most of all, taking care of her family. She always placed the needs of her daughters before her own.

Kwan Tai Lam will be remembered as an altruistic wife and mother who always held her ground even when times were tough. The strength of her character was best exemplified by her optimistic stoicism, as she looked towards a better future for her family.

Kwan Tai Lam had serene devotion towards her religion. Her character and stoic temperament were best shown from the time she was diagnosed with illness in 2018 until her passing. She had every right to blame the loss of her eye on misfortune, yet instead, she loved and lived every moment to its fullest, neither hard times nor pain would rob her of the things she cherished.

She is survived by her husband, Yiu Kwan Lam, her daughters, Fanny, Irene and Nicole, and her grandchildren, Ryan and Ethan.

林張群娣女士, 1943年8月15日生於中國, 家中長女, 後移居香港, 認識丈夫林耀鈞, 於1961年結婚, 婚後育有三個女兒,玉泠,小玲和寳玲。 1975年,舉家移民加拿大 安大略省多倫多市。

她性情爽直, 硬朗, 勤奮,和諧. 任何時刻都以家庭為中心將孩子們放在第一位。丈夫外出工作的期間,她兼附裁縫工作及照顧她三個女兒的責任。她的孩子們可以證明她有難以置信的意志力及溫柔善良的心.她喜歡烹飪,園藝,最重要的是,她喜歡照顧家人,她總是為了女孩們的利益而犧牲自己的需求。

她將被銘記為無私的妻子和母親,即使在艱難時期也始終堅持自己的立場。她很堅強,從不抱怨,總是為自己的家人尋找更好的未來。

對宗教的信仰從容堅定,從2018年被診斷出患病直到去世,都可以展現她的性格和氣質。她無視自己的不幸,每時每刻都愛著家庭和生活,關心身邊的每一個人. 無論艱難還是痛苦都不會使她失去自己的理念。

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Paul and Marina (Friend of Nicole)

Entered October 7, 2020 from Scarborough

Hi Nicole, we're so sorry to hear about the loss of your mom. Our thoughts are with you and your family.

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