Rest in Peace, Astrid Chun Fat Hilo. Astrids family would like to invite the family to a celebration of life pot-luck on November 22, 2014 at 3pm at the Congregational Church of Belmont, 751 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, California. Obituary Astrid Hilo By Jessica Hilo Astrid Leiko Hilo, loving wife and mother, died Saturday afternoon from complications with diabetes. She was 79. Mrs. Hilo is remembered for her charming and generous spirit; but especially for a fierce and unwavering loyalty to her friends and family. She was born on September 4, 1935, in the Territory of Hawaii. It was there that Astrid developed an appreciation for Hawaiian language, music, and dance, which served as her cultural cornerstone even after moving to Daly City in 1948. Astrid attended Jefferson High, where she was a member of the school newspaper, an avid cheerleader, and the vice president of her class. She later enrolled at San Francisco State University alongside Johnny Mathis and future San Francisco mayor, Willie Brown. Of the many celebrated men in Astrid’s life, her future husband, Alexander, was certainly the most significant. Alex and Astrid first met in grade school and were childhood sweethearts. He moved from Hawaii in 1954 to find her, and they married a year later. Astrid devoted her life to her family. She and Alex raised three children and worked together to build a tropical floral outfit in San Francisco’s wholesale flower mart, called Hilo Incorporated. Determination and resilience took Astrid through a bout of breast cancer in the 1970s and the sudden death of her husband in 1984. She continued to invest in the family business, spent time with her grandchildren, and collected hobbies—with interests ranging from fine china to furniture. Mrs. Hilo passed surrounded, as always, by family. She is survived by her three children, Lance, Maile, and Marlin, and her six grandchildren—all of whom believe that she left, as Alex left Hawaii, to reunite with her lost love. A celebration of life dinner is scheduled for 3pm on Saturday, November 22, 2014, at the Congregational Church of Belmont. Aloha attire is requested. Send RSVPs to Jessica Hilo at hi8301@yahoo.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 19:13:31 +0000
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