周靖衍女士生平
周靖衍女士1969年7月28日生于无锡，是周荣林先生，陈星织女士的独生女。她个性恬淡，乐於助人，与人交往坦诚自然，一直都受到大家的喜爱。靖衍自幼聪慧，品学兼优，名列前茅。于1991年毕业於北京航空航天大学英语系 。
周靖衍女士与同班同学高国栋先生，高中时埋下相爱的种子，经过七年的爱情长跑之后，在1994年6月28日喜结连理，成为夫妻。从此夫妻俩人碾转欧亚美，奔忙于留学,工作。终于在2000年定居于芝加哥。夫妻俩彼此非常恩爱，于同年生下女儿HELENA，目前就读高中一年级。为了全心照顾家庭和父母，靖衍全职在家，是一位称职的贤妻良母和孝顺的女儿。
靖衍为人正直热情，热爱自然，艺术，喜好美食，精通厨艺，对朋友坦荡无私。 她亲切的微笑，温柔的话语，和巧手烹饪的美食将永远留在朋友们的心间。多年来，靖衍参加教会的聚会查经学习，终得主感召于心，于2016年3月受洗，归主名下。
2001年10月，靖衍被诊断出罹患乳腺癌，开始了她漫长又艰辛的治疗，终日与病魔搏斗，尽管异常辛苦，但靖衍依然坚强地为家人朋友呈现出阳光灿烂的面貌，把痛苦默默地留给自己。2016年3月21日，由於病情恶化，离开人间，安息主怀。
靖衍虽然离世，但因著主耶稣的应许，“复活在我，生命也在我，信我的人，虽然死了，也必复活”(约十一 : 25)。我们期待，也相信将来在神的国度，我们会彼此再见面，直到永远。
Obituary
Jingyan Zhou, the only child of Mr. Ronglin Zhou and Mrs. Xingzhi Chen, was born on July 28, 1969 in WuXi, China. With a calming demeanor, a loving heart, and an open-minded attitude towards the world, Jingyan was a delight for her doting parents, a devoted wife to her husband, a loving mother to her daughter, and a compassionate friend to many people who have been fortunate enough to know her. A conscientious student with an inquisitive mind, Jingyan always distinguished herself as a top student in her class. She graduated from Beihang University (Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics University) in 1991.
With the seeds of love planted in their hearts in high school, Jingyan and Guodong were married on June 28, 1994 after seven years of courtship. Then they traversed three continents—Europe, Asia, and America—to study and work until finally settling down in Chicago in 2000. Guodong and Jingyan, well known for their unwavering dedication to each other, welcomed the joy of their life—their beloved daughter Helena in the same year. Since then Jingyan dedicated herself to taking care of her family and parents. Helena is now a high school freshman. Jingyan will be dearly missed by her parents, husband, and daughter.
Jingyan was also known among friends for her innate sense of elegance, passionate love for nature and art, impressive talents for cooking, and selfless support of those in need. Jingyan will be missed dearly by her friends—along with her charming smiles, kind words, and wonderful food created with her graceful fingers and uncompromising love. After many years of participating in Bible studies, Jingyan was baptized in March 2016.
Since her diagnosis of breast cancer in 2001, Jingyan embarked on a heroic journey to fight the disease with an indomitable spirit, unfailing love for her family, and an optimistic attitude toward a future of possibilities. Regardless of the excruciating pain she had to endure on a daily basis, Jingyan always presented the most uplifting side of her to her loved ones—her family and friends. Jingyan’s courageous battle against breast cancer came to an end on March 21, 2016, when she returned to the loving arms of Jesus Christ in heaven.
A beloved daughter, wife, mother, and friend, Jingyan will always live in our hearts. The fond memories we have been fortunate to create with her will forever be cherished. Through Jesus’ promise "I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying" (John 11:25), we hope and firmly believe that we will see each other again in God’s kingdom.