This is the William's profile as submitted by daughter, lucy.
William’s father was prominent in Honolulu’s Chinese community. He was born in Hawaii, began as a ticket agent at Oahu Railway & Land Co, and ultimately became head bookkeeper for the Dillingham family.
William’s 5 siblings fondly called him “Happy” because of his warm and caring, upbeat personality. William grew up at Akoko Lane and Nehoa Street. He graduated from McKinley High School. At age 17, he attended Yen Ching University in China. He returned to Honolulu because of war between China and Japan. He attended the University of Hawaii, was a member of Tu Chiang Sheh fraternity, and graduated with a B.A. in Sociology.
He married Alice Bow You Lau in 1942. With the coming of WWII, he enlisted in the US Navy. He was stationed in Honolulu and served as Yeoman First Class. Later, he ran a family business, Aala Park Inn. He then worked for the Dept. of Social Services as business manager for blind vendors and retired after 27 years of service with the State of Hawaii.
William was the loving and proud father of 3 children: an accountant, a teacher and a judge. He was a patient and doting Grampa to 7 grandchildren. His unique creation of a family lingo lives on today!
William was PROUD to be in the Navy!