Ken (Wing Kan) Chan, age 44, of Allen,Texas, passed away on September 5, 2017. He was born March 6, 1973 in China, to Chung Nang Chan and Chun Wu Chan. Ken moved to Canada when he was 6 years old and grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan and went on to complete his Master’s degree. Ken moved to Dallas,Texas in September 1997 to start work at Texas Instruments and he has worked there since then. Ken went back to Saskatoon to marry his college sweetheart Helen Ly on July 8, 2000.
Ken was a very helpful and humble person. He was a great chef and loved to cook and experiment with food. He was an avid runner, swimmer and cyclist. Ken was a tri-athlete and a member of Tri-Now Endurance. He had competed in numerous triathlons as well as running in several half marathons. Ken was an amazing son, husband, father, brother and friend who will be greatly missed.
Ken is survived by his wife, Helen Ly of Allen, Texas; sons, Lucas and Logan Chan also of Allen, Texas; mother, Chun Chan; sister, Gwen Chan and husband John Li; brother, Keith Chan; grandmother-in-law, Tan Ly; father-in-law and mother in-law, Sinh and Quy Ly; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Eva Ly and husband Chris Lai, Gloria Ly and husband Willis So, Henry Ly and wife Ming Yang, Christine Ly and husband Josh Thomsen; all from Canada and May Ly of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; twelve nieces and nephews; a host of other loving relatives and friends.
Ken is preceded in death by his father, Chung Nang Chan.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 11, 2017 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen,Texas. The family will receive friends during a visitation being held from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Sunday evening, September 10, 2017 at the funeral home.