The service has been postponed until further notice.
Our family is deeply saddened that Phon Yin Tim “Aunty Phon”, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Royal Jubilee Hospice in Victoria, BC where she had volunteered for 25 years after retiring from Victoria General Hospital. Her beautiful smile and kind heart will be greatly missed by family and friends.
Phon is predeceased by her two younger brothers Peter (m. Doreen) and Stephen (m. Nancy). She is survived by her nephews Matthew (m. Tish), Anthony (m. Monique), Gavin (m. Meliny) and their children Kelli-Anne, Jarrod, Thomas, Gina and Gilbert.
The service has been postponed until further notice.
In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to Victoria Hospice and Palliative Care Foundation or BC Children’s Hospital Foundation – Neurology.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
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25 Responses
Auntie Phon
The Liang family will miss you. Love to the Tim family
Siobhan Liang
Phon was the secretary for the social work department when I worked as a social worker. I always enjoyed working with her. She was always so positive and made working with her fun. I should also say very efficient as well. After I retired I always enjoyed seeing her at the Victoria Symphony. We would have a chat and get caught up on each others news. I also had a delightful tea with her once at her apartment.
I will miss seeing her at the Symphony. I have lost a friend and am very sad.
I have made a donation to Victoria Hospice in her name.
On behalf of Helen McLellan and her daughters we extend our condolences to the Tim family.
Helen knew Phon from tai chi and church and we always appreciated her smile and kindness.
Special memories always.
To the Tim Family,
We are so very sad that our dear friend Phon has left us.
It was so hard to say “Good-Bye”.
Phon and Victor have known each other since childhood in Johannesburg, South Africa.
25 years ago we were so fortunate to have met up with her again in Victoria. Together with Shirley and Colin Lee, we enjoyed our monthly dinners when Phon held us captive with her compelling accounts of everyday events in such an eloquent fashion! We also shared the joy of classical music.
Phon loved books. Picture her every year in a long line up at the Times Colonist Book Sale, empty knapsack on her back. With great delight, she always filled it to capacity with a full load, including books for our two grand-daughters, now 27 and 24 whom she had known since birth! It was such a joy and so much fun to have Phon join our family
Christmas celebration for the last five years. She was family.
Phon was wise,funny,vibrant,gracious and kind – brave and stalwart in her trials.
We will cherish the memories and will miss her dearly, but know that she is now at peace in the arms of God, having lived a long,rich and happy life, supported by a caring,loving family and many, many wonderful friends.
With our warmest sympathy,
Pam and Victor Chang-Kue
It is so wonderful to read how much of an impact Aunty Phon had in everyone’s life. I have memories of Aunty Phon from when I was a little girl. She was this friend of my Grandparents who would come to visit from Victoria in her blue Volkwagen Beetle. She wore bright red lipstick and was always sure to give my brother an enthusiastic kiss on the cheek to leave a lipstick mark. We thought it was so hilarious. We would see Aunty Phon from time to time throughout my growing up. One day we were able to call her and inform her that we would be family, as I was to marry her cousin’s son. We forgot to inform her that she would fill in to be walked down the aisle to represent Colin’s mother at our wedding, but I think she got over it. When our children were born, she came to visit often, and the children formed a lovely bond with their “Iffy” Phon, Bradley had not gotten the pronunciation of Aunty quite right, but the name stuck. If not for her, Christmas mornings would not have photographic evidence. When her health became a bit of an issue with her hip and her knee, the physical visits to Vancouver became less, but Tuesday calls started. I cannot believe that our Tuesday calls have come to an end and our long chats into the late night, when visiting in person, will never happen again. I will miss hearing about all the family stories. She was a good historian for all things related to the Tim family and beyond. Thank you for being a wonderful example of a strong independent human. I look forward to being able to celebrate your life with those who will also miss you, when it is safer to gather, in the numbers that I know are out there.