Husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend. Born on August 10, 1965, Kelly passed away at Saanich Peninsula Hospital surrounded by immediate family and joined our creator on October 4, 2019.
Born in Vancouver as the youngest of 4 children to Alfred and Helen Dong, he is survived by his loving wife, Leniza; daughter, Larina and son, Kyle. He was a caring, kind, thoughtful and selfless man and will be greatly missed by all. His battle with cancer was fought bravely. Kelly worked as a CMA for various ministries of the Federal and Provincial governments for over 30 years.
Our sincere appreciation to the staff, nurses and doctors at Saanich Peninsula Hospital, Victoria General and BC Cancer Agency
A full Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, October 19, 2019 at the Friendship Community Church, 7820 Central Saanich Road, Saanichton, BC with Pastor Tim Sawatzky to officiate. A reception will follow. Interment at Royal Oak Cemetery, 4673 Falaise Drive, Victoria, BC.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Friendship Community Church.
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I was a student of Kelly’s in his last class before he got sick. He was a wonderful, passionate teacher, that worked so hard for his students. He even came in when he was ill to supervise an exam. I’m lucky to have met him.
I just heard about Kelly’s passing and was shocked and saddened. I worked with him at the Ministry of Agriculture and will always remember him wearing a big smile on his face. My condolences to the family.
Kelly thought me at Camosun College, a great teacher and had the best wishes for his students. Saw his name on a spreadsheet just now at work and my heart melt when i saw the reason for his termination. I quickly checked his profile and googled his name.
My deepest and sincere condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues he will be greatly missed. I must say a wonderful human being.
May his memory comfort your hearts and brings joy to your soul.
Kelly was a wonderful colleague and friend. He was a member of our teaching team in the Accounting and Finance department of the School of Business at Camosun College.
Kelly would typically teach an evening class in finance for us each term and was well regarded by his colleagues and his students. He had what many of us consider to be the most important qualification for teaching – he genuinely cared about his students and their success.
Here are a few comments from his students:
June 2019: Great guy that genuinely cares about his students’ success.
May 2019: Kelly is a funny guy who makes the class interesting. He tries to relate the material to real-life examples & he brings candy to class.
December 2018: Kelly invests is his students. He wants everyone to put in a solid effort to get a good grade. If a person does the homework and quizzes then they will do well. Kelly was recommended to me and I have recommended his class to several of my classmates. He makes finance interesting.
December 2018: Very enthusiastic. Explains things clearly and eager to help if you don’t understand, wants to help you succeed.
August 2018: Kelly Dong is one of the most patient and helpful instructors I have ever had. We can always get help in and out of classes, and gain lots of information about careers too!
May 2018: Kelly Dong is one of the best instructors at Camosun.
As you can see, we were all very fortunate to have Kelly at the college. He had a positive impact on so many people and we will all miss him very much.
Please accept my sincere condolences.
I was heartbroken to hear of Kelly’s passing. Kelly always had a kind word and a wonderful smile whenever you met him. Our sons grew up together, and we shared many laughs throughout their school years. Our sincere and heartfelt condolences to his wonderful son Kyle, wife Leniza and daughter Larina from Conor, Christy and Maddy
Kelly and I never met in person, but his joyful spirit shone through in each of his emails that lifted our spirits as we, together, dreamed of “winning big”! He welcomed me into his little community of dreamers, and I always felt he was a special soul. Sincere condolences. It pains me that our world loses such a wonderful person far too soon.
I was very saddened to hear of Kelly’s passing. We worked together for a while at the Ministry of Health. He was a wonderfully kind and friendly presence around our office and great to work with. My sincere condolences to his family.