Obituary of Mrs. Wai Yu (Irene) Lam 林陳慧瑜夫人

Wai Yu (Irene) Lam was born on April 24, 1953 in Hong Kong. Affectionately known as Luilui (Girly Girl), she passed on peacefully with her family and close relatives by her side on April 2, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She spent the early years of her life in the Homantin neighborhood in Kowloon and attended the Methodist School. She graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1978 with a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree, majoring in social work and minoring in fine art.

Her lifelong career in helping people included working with mentally challenged children and marginalized people facing severe financial hardship. Even in her last moment of life, she tried to ensure that another patient in the hospital where she stayed to get the necessary help.

Wai Yu was an avid amateur artist. She was especially fond of the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh and did some fine works of landscape painting. Travelling around the world was another of her ambitious endeavour. She had visited many countries in Asia, Europe and North America. 

Wai Yu was a hard worker and faced adversity with equanimity. While being humble about her own achievements, she was proud of the work ethics of her children. She was always courteous and compassionate; with the ability to empathize with people. She was never angry or depressed while being ill. She was primarily supported by her devotion to the Catholic faith and her own willpower, while also being lifted by her relatives and friends.

Wai Yu was predeceased by her father, Mr. Yuen Lee Chan. She is survived by her children, Simon Yu Hin and Joyce Nga Hei; her husband, Hinwah Benedict (Ben); her mother, Ms. Yuet Ming Chiu; her sisters, Orina, Rennie and Fanny; her brothers, Ken, Garry and Alex; and the countless relatives, friends and people that Wai Yu touched throughout her life.

各位親朋好友：

今日，我們懷着十分沉痛的心情，悼念 Waiyu Irene Lam林陳慧瑜女士, 我們的好家人, 好朋友。

Irene在1953年4月24日出生於香港。暱稱雷女, 即小女孩, Irene 於2022年4月2日在摯愛家人及親屬陪伴在旁下於加拿大安省多倫多市安詳離世。

Irene早年居住在香港九龍何文田。她中小學都在九龍循道就 讀。1978年 Irene 於香港中文大學獲取社會科學學士學位, 主修社會工作，副修美術。

Irene一生事業致力於助人, 包括智障兒童以及有經濟困難的邊緣人士。即使在她面臨生命的最後時刻, Irene 都嘗試確保另一位同她一齊住院的病人得到必要的幫助。

Irene亦是一位熱情的業餘美術家。她尤其喜歡梵高的畫,  自己亦會繪畫一些山水風景畫。她另一份雄心是縱遊世界各地。好多亞洲、歐洲同北美洲的國家及城市都有她的旅遊足跡。

Irene工作態度認真, 亦會坦然面對逆境。她個性謙虛, 不會自滿於自己的成就, 但是為子女的事業及工作態度感到驕傲。她一生謙遜真誠待人, 富同情心, 性情平和樂觀, 從沒有因為病而變得暴燥或沮喪。支撐她的主要是 天主教信仰以她個人意志, 再加上家屬同朋友的扶持。

Irene的父親陳元利先生早於2012年2月23日比 Irene 先離世。而Irene今日亦要離開, 遺下兒子Simon宇軒,  女兒Joyce 雅曦, 丈夫Ben憲華, 母親趙月明女士, 三位姊妹Orina, Rennie, Fanny, 三位兄弟 Ken, Garry, Alex, 眾多親戚, 朋友以及同 Waiyu Irene Lam 陳慧瑜女士一生有過交流的個人或群組。