Stacey P.
Planted a grove of 3 Memorial Trees in honor of Sookkyung.
Birth date: Dec 20, 1939 Death date: Dec 31, 2025
Sookkyung Jung Chae, age 86, passed away in Oakland, California, after a struggle with RSV-induced pneumonia on New Year's Eve 2026. Like her husband who died over 30 years prior, her journey spanned an enormous sweep of time and Read Obituary
Mom loved kids, in fact I always joke that being with Mom was like being raised by a kid. Here she is as an elementary school elder back when she was in college, before she ever had the thought of emigrating to the United States. To me, this is the social context that she knew, loved, and always carried with her. No matter how she was doing, she would always light up whenever she could interact with youngsters.