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Beverly Joan Fong (Yung)
Born: July 25, 1945
Died: July 5, 2023
Age at Death: 77 years
Beverly Yung
July 25, 1945 - July 5, 2023
Sacramento, California - Beverly Joan Yung was born to Charles and Lil Fong on July 25, 1945, in Sacramento, CA. She spent most of her childhood in the Sacramento area and time in Locke, visiting with her cousins, aunties, and uncles.
During Bev's senior year, she caught the eye of a young budding basketball player named Rodney. The two began dating and quickly became inseparable. Four years later, they tied the knot at the Chinese Community Church on May 14, 1967. In 1972, the happy couple welcomed their first son Eric to the family, and later the following year, they rounded out the family with their second son Brandon.
Beverly was full of life and enjoyed a variety of activities. She always enjoyed get-togethers, family dinners, and weekend outings for dim sum, especially with her grandkids. She loved caring for her koi pond and her garden. She played several sports over the years, including bowling, volleyball, tennis, and of course golf.
Bev was very active in her community. She helped start the Sacramento Warlords basketball organization and the Sacramento Asian Sports Foundation. Once the doors opened at SASF, she was a fixture in the kitchen and would often help with setups and cleanups after various fundraisers and events.
Beverly passed away on the morning of July 5, 2023, from COPD and respiratory distress complications. She is survived by Rodney, her loving husband of 56 years; her older son Eric, his wife Mary and their three children Emma, Georgiana, and William; her younger son Brandon, his wife Janet and their children Jackson and Madison; her brother Gary and his wife, Kimberly.
Beverly touched the lives of so many people.
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Bill Kelso
Unfortunately I never had a chance to meet Beverly. But from reading her obituary she seemed like a very nice and caring individual who had a wonderful family with two sons she was very proud of.
I just thought it would be a shame if Beverly, a classmate everyone who went to McClatchy would be proud of, died and nobody remembered her or regretted her passing.
The biggest disadvantage of going to a school like McClatchy in the 1960s was its immense size. I think during our junior year there were over 1200 students in our class alone and roughly 3600 students in the school as a whole.
In rereading Beverly’s obituary, I realized we graduated and often did not realize how many incredibly considerate, thoughtful and special classmates we had. I have quoted from Dennis De Cuir before that that we were lucky we had so many wonderful classmates. Given the brief three years we spent in high school, it is often regrettable that we often lacked the time to get to know them all.
If any of Beverly’s family happen to read our website, they should realize that many in our high school class regret her passing. After all, Beverly seems to represent what was best about our high school class as she lived an exemplary life, raised two fine children to carry on her legacy and played an active role in the community. It is unfortunate that she is no longer with us.
Carol (Kurli) Thompson (Mack)
Well said, Bill. She did sound like a wonderful woman.
Paul Fuller
Thank you Bill for posting all of that information regarding Bev. I know both Bev and Rodney because they live very close to my home in the Little Pocket in Lank Park I will plan on reaching out to Rodney this week to express my condolences for his loss. This is a good example of how we can be living in the same neighborhood, but are not in touch with each other. Rodney and I played basketball together at SCC for a hot minute. On another note: I believe Al Nichols was in our class. Unfortunately, he has passed away, and I would like to inform our classmates of his passing A memorial service is scheduled for December.and I will post more details on his memorial service at a later date. I ran track with Alfred and his younger brother Bert. Bert was inducted into McClatchy's of Fame several years ago.
John Anderson
I remember seeing Beverly in school, but like you said how many in the hall ways going to class you didn' have time to stop and chat. I am sorry for loosing her, but so happy you posted what a good life she had. Her legecy goes on. I was shocked of the students in our class...do you know how many graduated in 63? I thought all these years was 600, but I am sure I am way off. Thank you for all your posting, although I don't answer much but fondly remember Beverly.
Regina Jan (Louis)
I knew Beverly and our relationship was sweet and endearing. Growing up together with other girlfriends, she was compassionate and sensitive to each of us. Her sense if responsibility was contagious and we looked to her for strong leadership. I will miss her, remember her with a smile and offer my sympathies to Rodney and her family.