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Obituary................
Howard Chung
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4 July 1940 – 16 November 2011
Howard Chung was born in Wellington on 4th July 1940.
He was the second of nine children from the late Chun Ying Chung and Doris (nee
Chun) Chung.
He attended St Marks Church School and Wellington College. Howard’s interests
in these years were music and sport, including soccer, basketball and tennis.
Howard then went to Victoria University, studying a ccountancy for two years. But before completing hi
s degree, Howard decided to start his own business, a fruit shop in Hataitai. This fruit shop,
Zodiac Fruit Centre was where Howard was to spend a good part of the next 38 years of his life.
Howard, with the help of his sister Marie, built Zodiac Fruit into a successful and popular store, with Howard working extremely long hours in the shop. Zodiac Fruit was known not only for its excellent service but also
as a social meeting point – Howard and Marie (and later Howard’s wife, Dot) being so hospitable to customers and people in the neighbourhood.
In 1966, Howard married Dot (Dorothy) Young. They went on to have five children – Richard, Mike, Rob,
Janine and Campbell, who, in turn, gave Howard and Dot eight grandchildren.
After Howard closed Zodiac Fruit around 1999, Howard and Dot were able to spend more time with the fam
ily, particularly the grandchildren which they really enjoyed.
Howard and Dot also played a lot of table tennis, attending the Empire midweek club twice a week, where many oftheir friends played and socialised. And Howard and Dot even started hosting their own table tennis sessions at the Newtown table tennis stadium every Friday night, with these proving to be very popular.
Howard also continued his interest in handyman work, always doing odd jobs at each of his children’s homes at every opportunity.
Howard served on the Tung Jung Association committee for two years, helping out with the building maintenance.
In his latter years, Howard loved watching sport on TV, particularly rugby and tennis.
Howard’s funeral was at the Holy Cross Church in Miramar on Tuesday 22 November 2011. His funeral was
attended by a large number of people, which was testament to Howard’s great personality and generous nature. He was laid torest next to his wife, Dot, in the Tung Jung section of Makara cemetery. All of Howard’s and Dot’s children and families currently live in Wellington www.tungjung.org.nz/images/stories/newsletters/2012/Autumn_issue_2012.pdf
Howard Chung
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Tai Chuen Village
泰村
泰村
泰村
泰村
,
, ,
, 增城
增城
增城
增城
4 July 1940 – 16 November 2011
Howard Chung was born in Wellington on 4th July 1940.
He was the second of nine children from the late Chun Ying Chung and Doris (nee
Chun) Chung.
He attended St Marks Church School and Wellington College. Howard’s interests
in these years were music and sport, including soccer, basketball and tennis.
Howard then went to Victoria University, studying a ccountancy for two years. But before completing hi
s degree, Howard decided to start his own business, a fruit shop in Hataitai. This fruit shop,
Zodiac Fruit Centre was where Howard was to spend a good part of the next 38 years of his life.
Howard, with the help of his sister Marie, built Zodiac Fruit into a successful and popular store, with Howard working extremely long hours in the shop. Zodiac Fruit was known not only for its excellent service but also
as a social meeting point – Howard and Marie (and later Howard’s wife, Dot) being so hospitable to customers and people in the neighbourhood.
In 1966, Howard married Dot (Dorothy) Young. They went on to have five children – Richard, Mike, Rob,
Janine and Campbell, who, in turn, gave Howard and Dot eight grandchildren.
After Howard closed Zodiac Fruit around 1999, Howard and Dot were able to spend more time with the fam
ily, particularly the grandchildren which they really enjoyed.
Howard and Dot also played a lot of table tennis, attending the Empire midweek club twice a week, where many oftheir friends played and socialised. And Howard and Dot even started hosting their own table tennis sessions at the Newtown table tennis stadium every Friday night, with these proving to be very popular.
Howard also continued his interest in handyman work, always doing odd jobs at each of his children’s homes at every opportunity.
Howard served on the Tung Jung Association committee for two years, helping out with the building maintenance.
In his latter years, Howard loved watching sport on TV, particularly rugby and tennis.
Howard’s funeral was at the Holy Cross Church in Miramar on Tuesday 22 November 2011. His funeral was
attended by a large number of people, which was testament to Howard’s great personality and generous nature. He was laid torest next to his wife, Dot, in the Tung Jung section of Makara cemetery. All of Howard’s and Dot’s children and families currently live in Wellington www.tungjung.org.nz/images/stories/newsletters/2012/Autumn_issue_2012.pdf