I am 翠柳 and I echoed what my brotehr, 虹如 wrote about 潔如姐. I was very sad to hear of her passing. I met her only 3 times and yet it felt like we had known each other forever. She helped connect my siblings and I with our roots in China. Through her we got more glimpses of how our father was like in China. I am most appreciative of those stories and thankful that some of these are in the book that she recently wrote. I am thankful to have a copy. I also am very fortunate to have one of her paintings hanging in my dinning room here in Orlando, Florida. 潔如姐 was very loved and will be missed greatly.
My deepest condolence to the family.
God's blessings, 翠柳 (Serena Gui, Orlando, FL, USA)
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I am 翠芬, third sister of 虹如, currently living in London, England. In 1971 I travelled to Taiwan to search for my father's siblings, with whom he had lost touch for over 35 years. The first person I met was 潔如姐 who was extremely hospitable and went to great lengths to introduce me the rest of the family, including 大伯父, 大伯母 and 细淑. A few months later, after so long apart, my father was then reunited with his brother's and their families. It was the happiest I had seen my father since he lost his wife, my mother, years before and it could not have been made possible without 潔如姐.
Between 1971 and 1977 I visited 潔如姐 4 times in Taiwan and we became quite close before I moved to London. The next time I saw her was in 1997 in Kuching Malaysia at my niece's wedding. She immedaitely came to me and joked "你脸还是一样，人就是比较大个了!". This was typical of the sense of humour that she had, and the laughs that we always shared.
I saw her last year and she was in fantastic spirits, filled with laughter and her death has come as a shock to us. We will miss her, and not forget her as she has made a fantastic impression on us all.
魏翠芬上 2008-13-2008
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