Huilan Gao's Obituary
Huilan "Grace" Gao was born July 17th, 1963 in Beijing, China to Gao Hanchen and Zhang Guiying. She was the youngest of three children, with an older brother and sister.
Huilan met the love of her life, Li Pinggang "Philip", in her early grade school years. They married on Thanksgiving - November 26th, 1987. Not long after, they had a son, Li Yichao "Josh".
Huilan was a life-long student, scholar, and contributor to the biomedical scientific community. She had numerous publications in highly reputable journals and is credited with several foundational patents for novel classes of therapeutics.
Huilan will be most remembered for her loving smile, her always cheerful energy, and her unshakable faith. She was a faithful servant of God and loved her church community.
Huilan leaves to cherish her memory: her loving husband of 34 years Philip, her beloved mother Zhang Guiying, her elder siblings Gao Desheng and Gao Shuming, her son Josh, her daughter-in-law Sanja, and her granddaughter Aviara.
~Commitment & Burial of Ashes
Date: 11/26/2021
Time: 01:00PM PT
Address: Greenwood Memorial Park, Mirror Lake
4300 Imperial Ave., San Diego, CA 92113
Please RSVP by text at (617) 335-0682
~Celebration of Life Service
Date: 12/04/2021
Time: 01:30PM PT
Address: Chinese Community Church
4998 Via Valarta, San Diego, CA 92124
Video webcast to be provided for those unable to join in person
Please RSVP by email at: [email protected]
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