Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 12:00 a.m.
Yip, Kai
KAI RAYMOND YIP, beloved husband of Madeleine Yip, of Lethbridge, passed away peacefully at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Wednesday, February 15, 2017.
KAI RAYMOND YIP, beloved husband of Madeleine Yip, of Lethbridge, passed away peacefully at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Wednesday, February 15, 2017.
Kai is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Madeleine. He will be lovingly remembered by his children and grandchildren; Shannon (Les) Standcumbe - Dallas and Lily, Shelley (Wade) Yip - Chase, Steven Yip, Carolyn (Greg) Puckett - Miles, Geoff (Takako) Shakespeare - Lena, Christine (Andres) Suarez - Diego and Nico. Kai is also survived by his sisters Jeano Chow and May (Billy) Poon; and brothers Stan (Jane) Yip, Bruce (Minnie) Yip, and Tom (Shirlyn) Yip and numerous nieces and nephews.
Kai was predeceased by his brother David and nephew Conrad.
Kai was well known as an active member in local, provincial, and national boxing as an athlete and a coach. As a boxer, he competed across the country and was a provincial and national champion. One of the highlights of his career was representing Canada in the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales. He was inducted into the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, and the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame. As a coach, he trained amateur boxers at the Lethbridge Boxing Club for 35 years. He was also a part of the Canadian coaching staff at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
Kai was very active in the community of Lethbridge. He served on the boards of the Lethbridge and District Exhibition and the Rocky Mountain Turf Club. He was also a member of the Chinese Freemasons. He was awarded a Key to the City of Lethbridge in 2010 for his service to the community and local sports. In later years Kai took up painting and did many lovely pictures of his grandchildren, animals, and scenery.
A Celebration of his Life will be held at the ROCKY MOUNTAIN TURF CLUB GRANDSTAND, 3401 Parkside Drive South, Lethbridge, AB, on Tuesday, February 21st, 2017 at 2:00 P.M.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts in Kai's name can be made to the Cardiac Device Clinic, c/o Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation, 960 - 19 Street South, Lethbridge, AB, T1J 1W5.
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My deepest condolences. I got to know Kai when I worked at fritz sick. It's sad such a strong figure in our community has passed. I'm sorry
Sharing in your sorrow. He was a great guy.
Our deepest condolences to Kai's family. Our community has lost a wonderful man, a true inspiration -Steve and Vincie Fallwell
Dear Madeline, I was saddened to hear of Kai's passing and my prayers are with you and your family. Please know the next few weeks will be very difficult but talking about your love of Kai and all you did together will stay with you forever and hopefully will make the road into the future less painful. i know you have had to carry a heavy load the past year or two In caring for hm so take time for yourself now and allow others to help you. I will call and set a ft for tea, love Terry Newberry
Sorry to hear about your dad. Your dad was a great influence on many people in the early days.
Madeline, we are so saddened by Kai's passing, and we send our deepest condolences. He was a good friend!
Uncle Kai was a great jokester and we loved his stories about his youth! He will live on with the re-telling of them. Our hearts are saddened by this news and our deepest sympathies to Madeline and the Yip family.
Dear Madeline, We were sorry to hear of your loss. Kai was one of the good ones.
Our deepest sympathy ,we are blessed to know Kai and he will be remembered for his kindness, lovely stories he shared with us and his friendship Our prayers go to Madeline and all the family