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From YouTube: FEBRUARY 14 2022 Statements Teresa Wat
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
richmond
north
center.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
rise
today
to
honor
the
incredible
life
of
someone.
Our
community
of
richmond
was
truly
blessed
to
have
lieutenant
colonel
george
ing
passed
away
last
week
at
the
age
of
89.,
joel
served
a
long
and
illustrious
career
in
the
royal
canadian
air
force
where
he
rose
to
the
rank
of
lieutenant
colonel
the
first
canadian
of
chinese
heritage.
A
He
was
actively
and
highly
respected
in
the
chinese
canadian
community.
As
a
founding
member
of
the
chinese
canadian
military
museum
and
a
leading
member
of
the
army
navy
air
force
veterans
pacific
unit
280,
I
had
the
incredible
honor
of
working
closely
with
george
when
I
served
as
a
minister
responsible
for
multiculturalism
in
2013-2017.
A
And
george
served
as
a
member
of
the
legacy
initial
advisory
council,
which
is
set
up
to
shape
the
path
forward,
as
our
government
recognized
and
apologized,
for
the
historical
wrongs
committed
against
chinese
canadians
and
left
behind
many
legacy.
Initiatives
for
our
province
and
our
community,
george
is
survived
by
his
son,
tae
young
and
granddaughters
linguish
yang
and
aisha
young,
and
my
heart
goes
out
to
all
his
friends
and
family
who
will
miss
him
deeply
and
dearly.