On Friday morning, the 24th of July, Alice Chin passed on to a higher place. Before her passing, Alice told her family that she had led a very fulfilling and happy life that was full of adventure. She said she felt she was very lucky.
From humble and difficult beginnings she ultimately became successful in life through her work ethic and strong family values. Alice Chin was born in 1927 in Montreal, Canada. At a young age, she and her sister Dee realized their passion for music and dance, through the lessons that they shared. After winning many talent competitions on the boardwalk, a booking agent discovered them and they became known as the The Wong Sisters', a performing dance and acrobatic duo. After their father's passing, they moved to New York to perform at The China Doll on Broadway and throughout the U.S. to support their family. Their talent led them to appearances on television shows like The Ed Sullivan Show and The Morey Amsterdam Show.
It was in New York that she met her future husband, John Chin. They were married and bought a house on Long Island where they lived and raised their two children. For 38 years Alice was a homemaker and transcriber. Working diligently for everything they had, they were able to travel the world together.
By the late 1980's they had retired and built houses in New Mexico and on the coasts of Maine and Florida, living their lives as snowbirds. After her husband's passing in 2001, she met Fitz Randolph in 2002. She established a companionship with him that lasted for thirteen happy years until her death.
Alice was an excellent seamstress who loved making quilts, sewing to create clothing and accessories; mostly upcycling and repurposing unwanted items to show off her seemingly endless ingenuity. She also loved knitting sweaters, needlepoint and crocheting afghans and pocketbooks; skills she passed on to her daughter and granddaughter, Courtney. One could always rely on her to know the answers to even the most difficult crossword clues, and she was as proficient at puzzles, and a fierce competitor at Boggle.
Alice lived an extraordinary life. She was able to live out her golden years with the security and in the luxury that she and her husband had carefully planned. She was a strong, happy, intelligent, and grateful woman who will be missed by a loving family and the many friends that she touched in so many ways. She was predeceased by her husband John, her son Larry, her mother Lucy, her sisters: Dee and Pat, her brother Kenny and her son-in-law, Frank. She leaves behind her daughter Alyssa, her grandchildren Blake, Courtney, Charissa, Adryon, three great grandchildren, her sister Edie and her husband Bob, her brother Norman and his wife Annie, many, many nieces and nephews, and her companion, Fitz.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the VNA Hospice House, 901 37th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960.