I am writing this letter to you in deep sorrow and grieve. Your Tai Tai, my beloved mother and your great grandmother, went to be with the Lord today, at the age of 96. It is a great loss to our family as she has raised her children and grandchildren with such tender love and hard work. Though her life was harsh and difficult at times, especially during the war, she was never short of the most essential and precious thing in life - a family well bonded in love.
You may not remember her face because your were too young, only 7 moths old, when you met her last Christmas in Hong Kong, but you can look at the photographs and see how happy she was to have such a lovely great granddaughter. I regret that she did not have another chance to spend more time with you. She would enjoy it very much, as she did when your daddy and uncles were young.
Although we all feel the pain of her departure, we still wish to give thanks to God for giving her almost everything she needed to have an abundant life. She enjoyed reasonably good health until a few months ago, and it was a true blessing from above. We are blessed too, because we have the assurance that she is now resting peacefully in the loving arms of our Heavenly Father. She seems to be far away, but yet still very near and close to our hearts.
How I wish to express more of my love, respect and fond memories of her, but right now I am stuck with words as my heart is too heavy. I promise to tell you more about this wonderful lady when you grow up.
Surely she will be missed in our family for a long, long time.
Love always,
Grandpa
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