Obituary of Fouta Yein Chao

FOUTA YEIN CHAO, OF LODI, CALIFORNIA, PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 18TH, 2020 IN HIS HOME WITH HIS FAMILY BY HIS SIDE. HE FOUGHT A LONG COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH CANCER AND WAS SO STRONG RIGHT UP UNTIL HIS PASSING. FOUTA WAS A WONDERFUL LOVING HUSBAND, FATHER, BROTHER, AND GRANDFATHER. HE IS SADLY MISSED BY HIS DEVOTED WIFE OF 44 YEARS, GAIN KAUY; DAUGHTERS, MAY TA MATSUI (RON), NAITA CHIALVO (FEDERICO), SON DAVID TA CHAO AND DAUGHTER IN LAW, FAM CHAO ; HIS BROTHERS, FOU SEING SAECHAO (FAY), OU YOON SAECHAO (MEY), TOM SCHAO (NAI), YOON SIAW SAECHAO (NAI); GRANDCHILDREN, CHRISTIAN MATSUI, LINCOLN MATSUI, JUNE MATSUI, COLTON MATSUI, AMARU CHIALVO, TENZIN CHIALVO, NAYELI CHIALVO, AND BRIAN JR. SAECHAO. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS SON, BRIAN TA CHAO; GRANDSON, RAPHAEL SAECHAO; HIS MOTHER, NAI SIO SAECHAO. AND HIS FATHER, VERN CHAN SAECHAO. FOUTA WAS A GENEROUS, KIND, COMPASSIONATE SOUL, WHO WAS ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO LOVED TO HELP OUT THOSE IN NEED AND IN HIS COMMUNITY. HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY HIS LOVING FAMILY AND ALWAYS REMEMBERED IN THEIR HEARTS. WE ARE SINCERELY GRATEFUL TO THE MANY FRIENDS WHO HAVE GIVEN US SUPPORT AND COMFORT DURING THIS TIME OF LOSS. -THE CHAO FAMILY-