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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: RGMike on June 20, 2011, 08:00:55 AM

Title: RIP Shirley Fong-Torres
Post by: RGMike on June 20, 2011, 08:00:55 AM

Chinatown guide and sister of Ben Fong-Torres

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/hawaii/detail?entry_id=91337&tsp=1

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/06/19/shirley-fong-torres-passes-away-of-leukemia/

I actually took one of her Chinatown walking tours a couple years ago. Nice lady.

Title: Re: RIP Shirley Fong-Torres
Post by: Wayback on June 20, 2011, 12:21:26 PM

Quote from: RGMike on June 20, 2011, 08:00:55 AM

Chinatown guide and sister of Ben Fong-Torres
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/hawaii/detail?entry_id=91337&tsp=1
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/06/19/shirley-fong-torres-passes-away-of-leukemia/
I actually took one of her Chinatown walking tours a couple years ago. Nice lady.

I also took one of her tours, about 15 years ago, interesting way to learn about Chinatown.  That's too bad, damn cancer.