Brockton – Poy L. Wong 92 of Brockton, formerly of Whitman, passed away on Sunday December 23. He was the beloved husband of Helen (Lee) Wong.
He was born in Hoy Ping, Canton China September 23, 1920 and came to America in 1936 at the age of 16.
He was a Veteran of World War II, having enlisted in the US Coast Guard in 1942 and serving until 1945, and was a participant of the Normandy Invasion in 1944.
In 1965 he became a naturalized American citizen.
After returning from the war Poy had started his own Dry Cleaning & Laundry business and retired from the same location in Whitman after forty years.
In addition to his wife Helen he is survived by his loving children Lorraine Williams and her husband Richard of Costa Mesa and Indio, CA, Lenna Herlihy and her husband Robert of Hanover, Dennis Wong and his wife Cathie of Phoenix, AZ and Steven Wong of Dover, NH. He is also survived by his four grandchildren Sarah and Adam Herlihy and Martin and Peter Wong.
Family and friends are invited to attend his visiting hours to be held Saturday December 29 from 2 – 4 PM. All other services omitted by request of the family.
Donations in his name may be made to Disabled American Veterans, Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250
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