CHICAGO — Dr. Paul Wai Naam Ho, 80, antecedently of Canfield, passed distant peacefully, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023.
Born successful China during a play of civilian unrest, helium built a beingness that reflected a heavy appreciation for acquisition and emotion for family. He was a beloved brother, husband, father, grandfather, doc and friend.
Ho Wai Naam was calved Aug. 16, 1942, successful the metropolis of Guangzhou. He was the 4th of 7 sons to Ho Hei Sing and Chan Kwan Ying, but nicknamed “Brother No. 10” successful a ample household that included 13 different step-siblings. When helium was 10 years old, the household fled to Macau to flight the Communist regime. He attended Yuet Wah High School, wherever helium adopted the Christian name, Paul.
In 1963, helium came to the United States to survey astatine St. Louis University and met Bernarda “Bernie” Yin-Har Wong. They joined successful 1970 and had their archetypal of 3 children, Colleen, successful 1971. That year, they besides became U.S. citizens.
Paul worked arsenic a laboratory assistant, phlebotomist and busboy to wage for college. During aesculapian school, Bernie supported him by tutoring, and aboriginal moving arsenic an municipality planner. Paul graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine successful 1972 and moved to Canfield to statesman his interior medicine residency. They welcomed daughter, Karen, successful 1974, and son, Jeffrey, successful 1976.
Paul loved being a doc and sharing his cognition with aesculapian students and patients alike. With Bernie arsenic his bureau manager, helium began a backstage signifier successful Boardman. He had an impeccable memory, often recalling his patients’ histories without their charts. He emphasized eating a steadfast fare and maintaining an workout routine, which helium practiced diligently. In a vocation that spanned much than 30 years, helium treated generations of the aforesaid families and kept successful interaction with galore aft retirement.
At their location connected Raccoon Road, Paul spent overmuch of his clip landscaping and gardening. He loved playing mahjong, listening to classical music, eating Cantonese-style dishes, attending Rotary meetings and watching Notre Dame football. He particularly loved to spell fishing, a hobby helium shared with his brothers arsenic a boy. He was friendly, upbeat and hardworking. When helium was “out and about,” 1 mightiness admit him with his clip-on sunglasses and pouch protector.
In 2006, Paul retired to attraction for Bernie and cherish his caller relation arsenic a grandparent. They relocated successful 2010 to Chicago, wherever they could beryllium person to household and proceed their aesculapian attraction astatine Northwestern. After Bernie passed distant successful 2013, Paul began volunteering astatine a elder halfway and gave presentations connected health-related topics.
He met May Wong astatine religion and remarried successful 2016. They enjoyed attending services together, traveling and visits to the Chicago Botanic Gardens.
Paul is predeceased by his wife, Bernarda Ho. He volition beryllium profoundly missed by children, Colleen Ho (Barrett Langlinais) of Brooklyn, N.Y., Karen Ho (Michael Lee) of Chicago and Jeffrey Ho (Jennifer Whalen) of Chandler, Ariz.; grandchildren, Gavin, Owen and Micah Lee, Laurel and Alexandra Ho, and Kai Langlinais; brothers, David Ho of Toronto, Canada, and Francisco Ho of Rockville, Md.; sister-in-law, Agnes (Wing) Lee of St. Louis, Mo.; and surviving wife, May Ho and children, Anthony and Francis Chin of Chicago.
In lieu of flowers, donations whitethorn beryllium made to the Chicago Botanic Gardens. A backstage memorial work volition beryllium held astatine a aboriginal date.
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