[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 50 (Thursday, March 21, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E332]
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                   HONORING THE LIFE OF DR. WING MAR

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                             HON. TED LIEU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 21, 2019

  Mr. TED LIEU of California. Madam Speaker, I rise to celebrate the 
life of Dr. Wing Mar, esteemed doctor, beloved husband, father, and 
former member of the Torrance-South Bay YMCA Board of Managers.
  Dr. Wing Mar was born on January 15, 1924 in China and immigrated to 
the United States as a very young child with his family. After serving 
with the 10th Army Corps as an intelligence member of the 711th Tank 
Battalion headquarters during World War II, he attended University of 
California, Berkeley, and later graduated from the University of South 
Dakota Medical School.
  Dr. Mar had a long and impressive career in medicine while also 
serving for many decades as a leader in his local YMCA. He has always 
been an important member of his community, working to improve medical 
care for the elderly, participating as a member of Physicians for 
Social Responsibility in the 1980s and becoming a charter member of the 
Chinese Historical Society of Southern California in Los Angeles. It 
was thanks to Dr. Mar's fundraising skills that the Chinese Historical 
Society was able to financially secure a Los Angeles headquarters in 
two beautiful historical homes in Chinatown. He will forever be 
remembered for his work as a doctor and volunteer with a desire to make 
an impact in his community and beyond.
  Dr. Mar is survived by his wife Joyce, their children Jeff, Gayle and 
Carolyn, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren whom I hope 
take comfort in the way he lived his life as a healer, a community 
leader and compassionate citizen. May his memory be a blessing to us 
all.

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