It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Stephen Lam on March 17, 2013. Stephen was born on August 15, 1942 in Canton, China. “Fat Choy”, as he was fondly known, was a longtime resident of Victoria and well known in local circles as proprietor of Fat Choy Food Market and Don Mee Restaurant. He was predeceased by his parents in Hong Kong and brother Kwok Lee in San Francisco. Stephen is survived by his family, Francine Louie, along with Kyman (Patricia), Jennie, and Brian (Nadia) Chan, and the grandchildren who brought him so much joy, Connor, Julia and Marcus. Stephen is also survived by his sister-in-law, Agnes Lam and nephew, Nelson Lam and his family, in San Francisco. He will also be greatly missed by his many close longtime friends.
A celebration of Stephen’s life and reception will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 1:00 pm at McCall Bros., 1400 Vancouver St. Thank you to Dr. Walter Chow, Dr. Peter Sherk, and the nurses in the ICU at RJH for their compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, donations in Stephen’s memory may be made to the BC Cancer Foundation, Vancouver Island Centre, 2410 Lee Avenue, Victoria, BC V8R 6V5. Condolences may be offered below.
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Maurice & Maria Sampson
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David My thoughts and prayers are with your family. I just lost my father Larry Best on the 11th. Stephen was a great person and business man.
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Maxine Marchenski To Stephen’s family:
My deepest condolences on Stephen’s passing. I just spoke with him in January and as usual he had a big smile and that warm personality!
Sincerely,
Maxine Marchenski
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Jennifer kobley Stephen lam
I met him in the early 80s. Worked for him at Fat Choy market for seven years.During that time I saw a very noble person who was a very good example to me .His caring generous personality has made an impact in my life .We have remained friends through all these years .
I have always respected Stephen and am sorry that he is gone. I will never forget him .My sincere condolences to his family.
Love from Jennifer
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Jim and Moira Gardener Although we just met at Ryan and Jen’s Wedding we heard of your loss and we wanted to express our condolences and to let you know we are thinking of you at this time.
Sincerely
Jim and Moira
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Derek & Brenda Chow We are sadden to hear of the passing of Stephen. He was a people person who always made everyone feel welcome. His smile and friendly welcome will be missed. Our sincere condolences.
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Olivia Mr. Stephen Lam,
Rest in peace. 一路好走⋯
Wong’ family（王氏敬上）
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Phil T I was deeply saddened when I heard about Stephen’s passing, but I’m glad I got to talk to him a few weeks ago and as usual, he was his bright and joyful self. I’ll always always remember his words of advice, his kindness, and smile, My condolences and prayers go out to Francine and family during this time of healing.
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corey Thought i only meet Stephan one time ,he was a very bright light with lots of energy and i was very sad to hear about his passing.
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Gwenda Brophy Francine, please accept my condolence for the loss of Stephen. He was such a joy, when he came into the office, always a smile on his face.
Sincerely,
Gwenda (Len’s office)
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Gloria Ng The Ng Family will always miss you. Rest in peace.
A Memory Page has been set up in Stephen’s name at the BC Cancer Foundation’s website.
http://donate.bccancerfoundation.com/site/TR/Events/Fuse?pxfid=13968&fr_id=1340&pg=fund
To Stephen’s Family: It has been six years since the last time we saw and spoke to Steve now that we have moved away from Victoria. When my wife and I needed to host a wedding party for twenty five people, Steve opened his restaurant early. We are deeply saddened and surprised to hear that he passed away. We will miss his big smile, good sense of humour and warm personality. You are in our thoughts and prayers during this time of healing. Our deepest condolences…..Maurice and Maria Sampson