 JEUNG, ALICE TANG Mrs. Alice Tang Jeung, age 92, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2014 in San Francisco, California, after a short illness. Mrs. Jeung was born in Guangdong Province in Whit Ping on August 5, 1922. She married Master Sergeant James Bokdow Jeung, U.S. Army, in 1946 in Shanghai. They came to the United States in 1946 to live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where her father, Edward Gaw Tang, owned Fremont's Fine Foods, a specialty grocery store. James (Jimmy) Jeung joined the store as an associate and Alice began to raise her five children. The Jeungs were a pioneer family of the immigration of Asians to Albuquerque and were active members of the local chapter of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance. In 1960 the Jeungs bought and operated the Chinese Garden Restaurant. The restaurant served many customers in the Nob Hill district until the Jeungs retired in 1976 and moved to San Francisco. In retirement, Mrs. Jeung participated in family associations and enjoyed visits from her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Jeung was preceded in death by her husband Jimmy and is survived by her children, Alicia Miller of Brentwood, CA; Angela Martin of Davidsonville, MD; Betty Jeung of Bowie, MD, Edmond Jeung of Albuquerque, NM; Edwin Jeung of Louisville, CO; and five grandchildren, Jadin and Amber Miller, Christopher and Andrew Martin and Randall Jeung. Memorial services will be held at the Green Street Mortuary, 649 Green Street, San Francisco, CA, Sunday December 21, 2014 at 12:00 PM.
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