Chester Jung died of multiple organ failure on March 28, 2022, at the age of 78, in Portland, Oregon, surrounded by his family. He was born in Honolulu in 1943 to Millie and Rufus Jung, and moved to San Francisco with his family at the age of 7. He attended Sacred Heart High School in San Francisco and Saint Mary's College. He served in the Army in Vietnam from 1965 to 1967 and worked at Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco until his retirement in 2001. In 1977, he married Elizabeth Yeagy in Lafayette, where they raised their son and daughter and lived for 41 years until their move to Portland in 2017.
Chester was a force of nature. He was a loyal, trustworthy, ornery, straight-spoken man. He cherished his family - nuclear and extended - and was devoted to his children, attending their many concerts and sporting events from elementary school through Stanley and Acalanes; his only bumper sticker was "Love Lafayette." He read voraciously and had a mind like a trap. He loved exploring the world and shared that love with his children who now pay it forward to theirs. He was a man of many hobbies: fly-fishing, mountain biking, boatbuilding, woodworking, and home brewing, among others. He was always on the lookout for a good Asian restaurant, always open to conversation, and made friends easily wherever he went. Throughout his life, he did unfailingly for others.
Chester is survived by his wife Elizabeth, his daughter Andrea, his son Adam (Maiko Uchida), five grandchildren, two sisters, and one brother. We all miss him deeply.
To make a donation in Chester's memory to an organization near and dear to him, we suggest Friends of China Camp, https://FriendsOfChinaCamp.org/donate. His family can be contacted at RememberingChesterJung@gmail.com.
Chester was a force of nature. He was a loyal, trustworthy, ornery, straight-spoken man. He cherished his family - nuclear and extended - and was devoted to his children, attending their many concerts and sporting events from elementary school through Stanley and Acalanes; his only bumper sticker was "Love Lafayette." He read voraciously and had a mind like a trap. He loved exploring the world and shared that love with his children who now pay it forward to theirs. He was a man of many hobbies: fly-fishing, mountain biking, boatbuilding, woodworking, and home brewing, among others. He was always on the lookout for a good Asian restaurant, always open to conversation, and made friends easily wherever he went. Throughout his life, he did unfailingly for others.
Chester is survived by his wife Elizabeth, his daughter Andrea, his son Adam (Maiko Uchida), five grandchildren, two sisters, and one brother. We all miss him deeply.
To make a donation in Chester's memory to an organization near and dear to him, we suggest Friends of China Camp, https://FriendsOfChinaCamp.org/donate. His family can be contacted at RememberingChesterJung@gmail.com.
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