Wing passed away peacefully on July 13th, surrounded by family, after a brave battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He is survived by wife Kwai, daughters Denise, Lydia, and Jamie, and brothers Mak Kui Cheong 麥鉅昌, Mak Kai Cheong 麥啟昌, Mak Kwok Cheong 麥國昌, Mak Chi Cheong 麥志昌, and Mak Wai Cheong 麥偉昌.
Wing was born in Foshan, China, and grew up in Hong Kong where he attended Ying Wah College. He immigrated to the United States in 1970 and studied pre-pharmacy at University of Wisconsin Platteville, followed by pharmacy school at SUNY Buffalo, graduating in 1975.
He was a pharmacist in Buffalo, New York from 1976 to 2008, working at CVS and Rite Aid. In 2008 he moved to Seattle, Washington and worked as a pharmacist at the Muckleshoot Reservation until retiring in 2014. Wing was known for his bright smile and loved exercise and gardening. He will be deeply missed.
At 1PM in the afternoon of Saturday August 18th, Wing’s ashes will be committed to the Terrace Mausoleum in Lake View Cemetery in Seattle, followed by a celebration of his life at the Nalanda West Event Center at 3902 Woodland Park Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103 .