Title supplied by cataloger. Mrs. Shirley Fong weeps as she says her final goodbyes to her husband Gim Fong, resting inside an open casket draped with an American flag during his funeral services which were held at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier. Mr. Fong, who served in the Army, was the owner and proprietor of a 53-year-old museum-like shop, Fong's Oriental Works of Art, located on Chung King Road in China City, now known as Chinatown. Fong, a master artisan known for his delicate miniatures, passed away October 17th of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 74. Photograph dated October 25, 2005.
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image
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1 photographic print:color ;13 x 18 cm. Photographic prints
Rose Hills Memorial Park (Whittier, Calif.) Dead persons--California--Whittier Widows--California--Whittier Coffins--California--Whittier Crying--California--Whittier Funeral rites and ceremonies--California--Whittier Funeral service--California--Whittier Flower arrangements Flags--United States Whittier (Calif.) Gary Leonard Collection photographs
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