Celebrating the life of

Joyce Chang

05 Feb 1944 - 17 Jan 2022

Family and friends

Joyce lived life on her own terms, independent and strong-willed. Born in Qingdao, China on February 5, 1944, the second oldest of 4 children, she grew up in Taipei. She came to the US to study at American University and met her husband of 53 years, Lu Kang. They began their marriage in Virginia (a place they loved so much that they chose the name for their second daughter), catching crabs at Virg... more

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1946Qingdao, Shandong, China

Judy Chang

1947

Judy Chang Mom & older brother Lingen

1947Qingdao, Shandong, China

Judy Chang

1947

Judy Chang Mom is in the foreground, in case the eyebrows didn't give her away.

1947Qingdao, Shandong, China

Judy Chang Mom, at age 3

1948

Judy Chang On board boat, during family exodus from China to Taiwan

1952Taipei City, Taiwan

Judy Chang

1952Taipei City, Taiwan

Judy Chang

1954

Judy Chang With sisters

1959Taipei City, Taiwan

Judy Chang Four siblings

1 Jan 1962

Judy Chang Sisters!

Jun 1967

Judy Chang

8 Jun 1968VA, United States

Judy Chang Joyce was married

8 Jun 1968VA, United States

Judy Chang

30 Nov 1969

Judy Chang Judy was born

21 Jun 1971

Judy Chang Virginia was born

1972Chicago, IL, United States

Judy Chang With Linsheng on Chicago river boat cruise

15 Apr 1972

Judy Chang

15 May 1973

Judy Chang Looking like a model

21 Jun 1973Downers Grove, IL, United States

Judy Chang Virg turns 2, and I get into the cake

15 May 1974

Judy Chang Clingy Virg

9 Sep 1977

Judy Chang Joanne was born

11 Nov 1977

Judy Chang

1978Williamsburg, VA, United States

Judy Chang Maybe the trip where Virg got stuck in quicksand and rescued by bystanders. Then when we returned to the car our camera had been stolen out of the backseat.

Apr 1989Champaign, IL, United States

Judy Chang Mom's weekend at college. Mom, Joanne and Virg went to the Mom's weekend show, where I performed with my sorority in a fun number.

1990Taipei City, Taiwan

Judy Chang With Professor Kung Techeng the 77th descendant of Confucius, at Confucius Temple

1993Naperville, IL, United States

Judy Chang

1995

Kathy Hymson Judy and Jeff's wedding rehearsal

1995Taipei City, Taiwan

Judy Chang The Chang women at Nanchang Road home

25 Nov 1995

Joanne Chang

1996Naperville, IL, United States

Judy Chang Linsheng (aka Taiwan ayi) visits mom in Chicago

Jun 1997Taipei City, Taiwan

Judy Chang Mom and her family, on a visit back home to Taipei

1 Oct 1998

Judy Chang Baby shower for Shane

Joanne C. I love this picture so much. Are you holding a baby shoe?

Judy C. Yes, I bet those are baby Nikes from Schramm.

Apr 1999HI, United States

Judy Chang On this trip, Mom blew past the stationed security guard, introduced herself to Maria Shriver, ignored Arnold and "hurt his feelings"

Sep 1999

Judy Chang At Polly's wedding weekend, baby Shane

4 Aug 2001Naperville, IL, United States

Judy Chang Snuggle time with Shane and Ethan

22 Nov 2001Naperville, IL, United States

Judy Chang

11 Jun 2002Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Judy Chang Feeding Lukey @ the beach

25 Dec 2005

Judy Chang Shane, playing with new Christmas gift from his indulgent lao lao

2006Bao shan reservoir

Judy Chang With Sabina Lu, Linlin, Linzao Lu (godsister), Liyuan (niece), Linsheng and Mei Kuang

6 May 2006Saratoga, CA, United States

Judy Chang

18 Jan 2008Orlando, FL, United States

Virginia Wang A trip to Disney!!

10 Feb 2008Oak Brook, IL, United States

Judy Chang Dad's 70th @ Maggiano's aka place with best fried "cala-marie"

12 Aug 2008

Judy Chang Mom wins!

12 Aug 2008Naperville, IL, United States

Judy Chang Abs-of-steel contest

21 May 2011Beijing, China

Ryan Lo 2011 Summer Beijing Trip

21 May 2011Beijing, China

Ryan Lo Bird's Nest Stadium

Judy C. Joanne loved this epic trip with mom. Thanks for sharing this photo - I hadn't seen it before.

22 Jul 2012Chicago, IL, United States

Virginia Wang Girls' trip to American Girl

27 Jul 2012WI, United States

Judy Chang Lake vacay, when there were 7 grandchildren

4 Aug 2013

Judy Chang

4 Aug 2013Saratoga, CA, United States

Joanne Chang Family photo shoot at Judy's house. Later the kiddos would jump into the pool with their clothes on :)

2014New York, NY, United States

Judy Chang Mom and sisters had a fancy weekend in NYC, including dinner at Restaurant Daniel. Andrew booked them into a swanky 5-star hotel.

25 Dec 2014Littleton, CO, United States

Joanne Chang Nova loves her Lao Lao, Christmas 2014

17 Sep 2015Littleton, CO, United States

Joanne Chang

18 Sep 2015

Judy Chang

18 Sep 2015Roxborough Park, CO, United States

Judy Chang With Ella & Nova, down the block from the house. Mom loved the red rock scenery and could gaze at the mountains for hours.

26 Apr 2017Denver, CO, United States

Joanne Chang Mom insisted on teaching Nova to read when she was 2 years old. I had no interest in pushing academics. So she started her on the book we all learned to read from - Hop On Pop - and Nova grew to become a (very) avid reader. Lao Lao knows best.

17 Sep 2017Roxborough Park, CO, United States

Joanne Chang Lao Lao often had the girls, Nova and Lindsey, over for sleepovers in Roxborough. She would make them dumplings and noodles from scratch and take them to Target the next day to pick out a toy and some clothes. The girls would come home with a bag full of new items, often with some of Lao Lao's jewelry or old treasures in the mix.

25 Jun 2018Puerto Vallarta, Jal., Mexico

Judy Chang Mom & Dad's 50th anniversary celebration

25 Dec 2019Littleton, CO, United States

Joanne Chang Lao Lao and her nine grandchildren, Christmas 2019. Pre-cancer + pre-covid.

Judy C. We were so innocent and had no idea what the next 2 years would bring.

11 Jul 2020Grand Lake, CO, United States

Joanne Chang Boating excursion in Grand Lake, CO. Lindsey and Lao Lao snuggling on the boat.

31 Jul 2020Littleton, CO, United States

Joanne Chang Lao Lao making her famous dumplings for Nova's 6th Birthday

13 Jun 2021Roxborough Park, CO, United States

Joanne Chang Mom's daily morning regimen of putting reishi mushroom tablets under her tongue (it took nearly an hour for them to dissolve and the taste was quite terrible) to fight the cancer cells resulted in her hair growing back black! Quite the youth tonic.

26 Jun 2021

Judy Chang Lindsey asked for homemade noodles and lao lao obliged

25 Nov 2021Littleton, CO, United States

Joanne Chang Thanksgiving 2021. Our last Thanksgiving together. Mom made the effort to join us at the dinner table, then retreated to the living room couch. We all took turns spending time with her while she rested.