Zoom Memorial for Thomas in Hong Kong, April 17, 2021 Saturday, 10 am :

Our sincere thanks for the presence of over 50 dear family members and good old friends in the Zoom Memorial of Thomas's Life! Let's honour Thomas and celebrate his life with our fond memories! Let our memory of love for Thomas bring him home! 

The Zoom Memorial video is now open for family and friends' viewing in "Gallery - Video" (about 2 hours), with detailed contents and timing below:

1. Introduction, video on Thomas’s life story 引言, 生命故事影片 <00:00 ~ 08:42>
2. Hymn / Silence 詩歌 / 靜默 < 08:42 ~ 15:46 >
3. Tributes: different life stages of Thomas 緬懷不同的人生階段 < 15:46 ~ 48:03 >
4. Family memorial 家庭緬懷 < 48:03 ~ 1:15:26 >
5. Open tributes 緬懷: 自由分享 < 1:15:26 ~ 1:55:17 >
6. Bible reading/prayer 讀經 /祈禱 < 1:55:17 ~ 2:00:59 >
7. Closing / thanks 結尾 / 謝詞 < 2:00:59 ~2:08:53 >

At Wah Yan Kowloon, we were taught to serve as "men for others", you have set a good example. Proud of you!

There is a time for everything, and a
season for every activity under the heavens: 
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot, 
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build, 
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance, 
(Ecclesiastes 3: 1‭-‬4)

a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak, 
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
(Ecclesiastes 3:‬ 7‭-‬8)

I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
(Ecclesiastes 3: 10‭-‬11‭)

I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.
(Ecclesiastes 3:‬14)


凡事都有定期， 天下萬務都有定時。 
生有時，死有時；
栽種有時，拔出所栽種的也有時； 
殺戮有時，醫治有時；
拆毀有時，建造有時； 
哭有時，笑有時； 哀慟有時，跳舞有時； 
(傳道書 3:1‭-‬4‭)

撕裂有時，縫補有時；
靜默有時，言語有時； 
喜愛有時，恨惡有時；
爭戰有時，和好有時。
(傳道書 3:7‭-8)

我見神叫世人勞苦，使他們在其中受經練。 神造萬物，各按其時成為美好，又將永生 安置在世人心裏。然而神從始至終的作為，人不能參透。
(傳道書 3:10-11) 

我知道神一切所做的都必永存；無所增添，無所減少。神這樣行，是要人在他面前存敬畏的心。 (傳道書 3:14) 

A Poem by my friend in San Francisco, Darren Fung: Thomas, Rest in peace!

《不管是誰先走》

看見身邊一個一個人離開了，有感而發。

人要走就走，一切帶不走。
留下的無論誰來領受，走了的人不再追究。
但願死亡使人自省，人活著的緣由。
面對上主，好讓祂的旨意在我身上成就。
不計較得或失，只叫更多人得救。
不管生命長與短，有主同行便已足夠。
與愛主的人相互扶持，不管是誰先走。
主是我的所有。

Thomas,
I will always remember your smile, our Rice days, and the many bridge sessions with you and my mom. You have brought joy and smiles to many  you have touched. May you rest in peace and until we meet again...

Dear Thomas,

I prayed for you last Thursday in a park. The Luminous Mysteries of Jesus Christ are mediated upon by people all over the world.

The First Luminous Mystery: The Baptism of Our Lord.
This mystery spoke of Jesus' baptism in the Jordan and I prayed that your baptismal waters healed you.

"For we are buried together with him by baptism into death; that as Christ is risen from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also may walk in newness of life." (Rm. 6:4)

The Second Luminous Mystery: The Wedding at Cana
They spoke of miracle at Cana when Jesus turned water into wine through the powerful intercession of Blessed Virgin Mary. May God embrace Thomas's soul in His grace, love and blessings through His mother's intercessory role even though a brief hesitation of Jesus. Jesus relented and performed the desired miracle.

"Mary tells the servants to do whatever He asks." (Jn. 2:5)

The Third Luminous Mystery: The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God and the call to conversion
They spoke of Jesus' proclamation of God's Kingdom and the ardent faith of those who broke through the roof to ask for healing to a paralytic lying on a stretcher. I trust that all who love you are that faithful in their prayers for you.

"Jesus sends the disciples out to preach the kingdom and heal the sick." ( Lk. 9:2)

The fourth Luminous Mystery: The Transfiguration
They spoke of Jesus' transfiguration in front of His three beloved disciples in a High Mountain. His clothes became dazzling white in a powerful demonstration of His divine nature. May the risen Lord grant you eternal peace! You look to Jesus and be radiant!

"As we share in Christ’s sufferings, so shall we share in His glory." 1 Pt. 4:15

The Fifth Luminous Mystery: The Institution of the Eucharist
They spoke of Jesus' institution of the Eucharist at the last supper. Jesus instructed us to remember Him in celebration of the Eucharist. In the celebration, we are all given to eat one body and drink one cup of one Spirit.

“Amen, amen, I say unto you: Except that you eat of the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His blood, you shall not have life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day" ( Jn. 6:53-54)


O Lord, grant Thomas eternal rest, and may your light shine on him forever! Amen...

Dear Thomas, So sad to learn of your untimely passing. You have impressed me deeply then, and even more now, of your gentleness and your kindness towards people. your smile has made an indellible imprint in my mind, that even after 45 years, in my head, I can still clearly see your smiles, feel your jolly spirit, hear your voice, smart yet humble. In retrospect, ain't those all godly characters that Jesus Christ our Lord desires in all of us! And you lived them out so naturally. I will miss you.

Thomas,

Although it has been many years since we last met. But I cherished the times we shared together at Rice. You were a good roommate, member of our title winning soccer team, and most importantly, my best man. It is sad to hear of your passing away so suddenly.

May you rest in peace and may God comfort your family and friends.

Thomas,

My friend, my Rice classmate, my bridge partner for several years, how I missed your laugh, your humility, your willingness to always help others.

You departed this world much too soon. Rest in peace in Heaven. I will always cherish the memories we shared, and always remember you as a young college kid. You are always in my prayers.

My memory is a bit fuzzy now but I still have this warm feeling about Thomas even though our paths never crossed again since the WYK1972 days. 
My deepest condolences to Thomas's siblings and families.

" May Thomas rest in peace,
  and his memories be a blessing"

Dear Siblings of Thomas,

On behalf of our WYK1972 Wahyanites, we are truly sorry when we learned about Thomas leaving us last week.

Anyway, Thomas he who departs from this earth never truly leaves, for he is still alive in our hearts and minds. And through this, he lives on. Thomas will not be forgotten.

Please accept our condolences... and our deepest sympathies go to you and your families. May God give you the comfort and peace that you seek and may the soul of Thomas rest in peace.