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Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Quoi Lu escaped communism in 1980 at the age of 17 by himself through the jungle of Thailand missing flying bullets to a refugee camp. He immigrated to the US in 1981 living in Mississippi and Seattle before settling in Yakima in 1985. He worked hard to learn English while working various odd jobs and graduated from Perry Technical College with a degree in Telecommunication.
Quoi worked at Irwin Research and Development since 1987 having many job titles. He truly enjoyed traveling the word as a customer service technician for Irwin Research.
Quoi's passion in life was his family and friends in Yakima, Seattle, and Vietnam. He was a devoted brother, uncle, cousin, and friend to many people. Since he did not have a family of his own in the US, he adopted his friends families in Yakima and cousins in Seattle as his immediate family. He had a big heart and love for others and never hesitated to provide support, help, and comfort to friends and family putting their needs before his own.
He enjoyed competing in volleyball tournaments, camping and playing soccer with his friends in Yakima.
Quoi became a quadriplegic in 2003 after a rollover accident. He was determined to prove the doctors wrong that he would be able to do much with his limited mobility. He worked hard with physical therapy and returned to work at Irwin in his wheelchair, lived independently by himself, and spend quality with his friends in Yakima for almost eight years.
He was diagnosed with stage IV cancer earlier this year, yet he was determined to fight the cancer and not let it get him down. Sadly, he lost this fight on August 5th at the age of 48.
Quoi's life endured many difficult obstacles yet he remained resilient and with an upbeat attitude about life. He inspired and touched many to see the positives that life has to offer rather than the negatives despite his situations.
He will always be remembered for his sense of humor, kindness, love, generosity, zest for life and upbeat attitude. He will truly be missed by many.
He leaves behind lifelong friendships in Yakima, relatives in Seattle, siblings in San Francisco, Georgia, Australia, and Vietnam. He was thrilled to reunite and bring his brother, Hong Lu and family, from Vietnam to live with him after 30 years in 2010. Sadly, Hong and his family only had Quoi for one year.
A memorial and celebration of Quoi's life will be held Saturday August 13th at Valley Hills Funeral Home at 2600 Business Lane,Yakima WA at 11 AM for family and friends. A reception will follow at Quoi's home. Feel free to drop in anytime from 1-4 Saturday afternoon.
In lieu of flowers, Remembrances/Donations may be made to the Hong Lu Family at any Bank of America to help support his two nephews.
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Losing a loved one is never easy; I now know this from personal experience. But still, it‚s impossible to get used to it in any definition of the term either. We are very much shaken by Quoi‚s death and wanted to send you these few lines to let you know that we are here to share your great sorrow. Quoi was such a sweet man full of kindness and love and he will be sorely missed by us all. May he rest in peace.
With our deepest sympathies, Maria and Dave Davis
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Quoi you will be missed dearly. I played co-ed soccer with Quoi in Yakima,Washington. Quoi always had a positive attitude and a smile on his face. He was an amazing person. May you rest in peace my friend. To the family: I am so sorry for your loss, you are in my prayers.
Rosalynda Paez Carlton
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