Kam-Shing Ho passed away peacefully with his family at his side on June 9, 2022, at the age of 95. He joined his beloved wife Sau-Lan, who died in 2020, and his daughter-in-law, Elsie Ho, in eternal life and happiness.
Kam-Shing was the fourth-born and second son of his family of ten in Hong Kong. His father was a civil servant of the British Administration of Hong Kong. He attended La Salle Boy's School during the day and studied classical Chinese and martial arts after school. He was his father's favorite son and earned the nickname "fox" for his wisdom and quick wit.
When Japan invaded Hong Kong in December 1941, his father passed away. Kam-Shing, at age 14, fled the Japanese occupied colony and crisscrossed Southern China to escape the war. Not just surviving, he managed to find support for his newly widowed mother. After WWII, he returned to the colony and took up the responsibility of being both a brother and a father to his younger siblings. In 1950, he married his beloved wife Sau-Lan and from this union three children were born. Through self-study he obtained his high school diploma and joined the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR), which was then the only gateway between China and the rest of the world. With drive, determination, and dedication he rose through the ranks and became the head station master of the Kowloon Station. He also took great pride later as the chief planner for the modernization and electrification of KCR, one of Hong Kong's most important economic development projects (1974 - 1984).
He was not only an unfailing provider for his nuclear and joint family, but also the trunk of his family tree. He was the financial planner and banker of every family member's college fund, the private tutor of his children's summer programs, and the unsung hero who typed his daughter's 400-pages Doctor of Philosophy dissertation.
In 1986, he took early retirement and made a new home in Massachusetts, first in Somerville (7 years), then in Lexington (21 years), and finally in Lincoln (8 years). In the past 36 years, the wind beneath his wings was his grandchildren and the happiness it brought him being able to nurture and cherish them. To his grandchildren, he is "Grandpa Uber", an eager taster of their new dishes, and an unwavering supporter of their endeavors.
Kam-Shing enjoyed movies, music, and reading. He excelled in Cantonese and Shanghai Mahjong and used this game to build friendship and connectivity across generations.
He leaves to cherish his memories his dedicated and beloved children – Shuk-Mei and her husband Tom, Yuk-Hai and his wife Monica, and Joyce and her husband Bing. He will be missed by his seven grandchildren, his four great grandchildren, his sisters, Lai-Wah and Lai-Lai, his brother Kam-Fai, his in-laws, and his nieces and nephews and their family members in four continents of the world.
A viewing will begin at 3 pm (EST), followed by a service (in-person and virtual) at 5 pm (EST) on Sunday, June 26th at Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford Street, Concord, Massachusetts, followed by a dinner at a nearby restaurant with both outdoor and indoor sitting. His family appreciates your kindness and the respect of wearing a mask indoors. Your heartfelt thoughts and eulogies left on the Tributes Wall on this webpage are deeply appreciated.
For those who wish to send floral tributes, the family suggests ordering through Copper Penny Flowers, Concord. If you wish to donate in his memory in lieu of flowers, please consider contributing to the Alzheimer's Association, American Heart Association, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Boys Town.
Arrangements are under the care of Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord.