Shuyi Yang

Shuyi Yang, age 78, of Torrance California, passed away on 9/1/2020. Surrounded by her daughters, son and grandchildren. Shuyi born in a small village of Hebei province, China. Shuyi was a farmer and a mother of seven children, she became a widow at age 54. She immigrated to America in year 2001 and lived with her fifth child and grandchildren for 10 years and then by herself at Golden West Tower, a senior apartment in Torrance. She made many friends at her apartment and participated in many seniors activities with her friends; she loved singing Pingju opera to her friends especially during holidays and special occasions. She also helped baby sitting her grandchildren and help picking up them from school whenever possible. She loved cooking for her kids and grandchildren and sharing with her friends.
Shuyi was a strong, thrifty, diligent, and brave woman and mother. She worked hard while she was raising seven of her children during the harsh conditions in 1970s. She worked during the day and took care of her children at none stop for a few decades. She was a tough petti lady and never gave up for pursuing a better life for her family. She never waste anything, from food to clothes because she was trained to be thrifty from the poor environment from the old days. For instance, she would cut a piece of napkin into four pieces and share with others, her prudent actions have deeply influenced her children and grandchildren.
She was diligent with anything she had to work on and including taking her medical treatments and medicine to maintain her medical condition for desiring a better health. She was brave and never intimidated for different surgeries and treatments. She gave a greatest fight with the cancer for the last two years.
Shuyi is preceded in death by her loving husband, Shuzheng Zhang, and four older sisters. She survived by her older brother, Baoyi Yang, six daughters, a son, and 13 grandchildren. She was much loved in her lifetime, and will be greatly missed by her family and friends.


杨书义，生于（农历）一九四三年三月初十 （公历）1943 年 3 月 30 日，从 2018 年起，患膀
胱癌，多次接受放化疗，多次住院，。今年 5 月一日，接受最后手术，住院后抱着很大的希望、
百分之百的努力，努力与病魔抗争 4 个月，终未挽救自己的生命。古历二零二零年七月十四日
（早 10 点）公历 2020 年 9 月 1 日 星期二，永远离别了她的儿女和亲人，撒手西去，享年七十八 岁。

一九六一年与父亲 张树正 结婚，开始农耕夏种的农民生活。家境颇好的娘家生活让妈妈不知道 如何开始与多兄弟，婆家的贫困生活。一时间受了好多生活上的艰难困苦。

那年月，家家靠工分吃饭，爸爸负责全村的电力工作，无暇顾及家中农活。当然母亲就算是一个 女劳力，一年到头，多半的日子既要照顾孩子还好要去农耕。收工回家，要面对一群嗷嗷待哺的 儿女。猪在叫，鸡在跳，家里家外、灶前灶后，从到地里除草，到给猪割草，都是干不完的活。 挨饿的年代，母亲努力劳作不让儿女挨冻受饿。母亲做到了！在我们的记忆里，我们没有挨过饥 饿！

生育加劳苦，透支着母亲的健康；使母亲一度不堪重负，经历的重病还要咬牙坚持生活。母亲动 不动就生气、骂人、发脾气，都是这种重负所致。我们曾经不理解母亲，一些亲邻也不理解母 亲，我们也甚至数落过母亲。每次我们都得到了母亲的宽容，最终我们才真正理解了母亲，向母 亲尽了应尽的孝心。母亲的一生，是为他人活着，也是是为儿女活着。

母亲一生争强好胜，性格刚烈，心直口快，刀子嘴，豆腐心！她曾经与亲戚乡邻有过这样那样的 口角之争，可她重感情不记仇，人敬我一尺，我敬人一丈，绝无害人之心，性格使然无论走到哪 里都是一身正气，从不畏惧任何挑战。给我们留下了做人的准则和处事的态度。

母亲术后，大姐，二姐，三姐，四姐，五姐， 伺候她老人家饮食起居无微不至，同时也蒙受过这 样那样的委屈。母亲能带病延年到善终，多半的功劳要归于姐妹们的殷勤孝心！

我们知道，世界上最宽容的是母亲。我们相信母亲在天之灵一定是欣慰的，因为她的每一位儿 女，外孙，外孙女都曾经以赤子之心侍奉自己的爱心。母亲每次住院，都总是争着陪床，送饭。 儿女的孝顺使母亲离去的时候带着安祥的微笑。这成了我们姊妹七人最大的安慰！