Doreen Chung
Doreen Chung | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Guyana | |
| In office March 17, 1970 – October 6, 1980 | |
| President | Arthur Chung |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Viola Burnham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Doreen Pamela Ng-See-Quan c. 1932 Windsor Forest, West Demerara, British Guiana |
| Died | September 5, 2009 Georgetown, Guyana |
| Spouse | Arthur Chung (1954–2008; his death) |
| Children | Raymond Diane |
| Residence(s) | Bel Air Springs, Guyana |
Doreen Pamela Chung (c. 1932 – September 5, 2009) was a Guyanese public figure and the wife of the first President of Guyana, Arthur Chung. She served as the inaugural First Lady of Guyana from March 1970 until October 1980.[1][2]
Chung was born Doreen Pamela Ng-See-Quan in Windsor Forest, West Demerara, British Guiana.[1] In 1954, she married Arthur Chung, with she had two children, Diane Pamela and Raymond Arthur.[1][2] The couple remained married for 54 years, until Arthur Chung's death on June 23, 2008.[1][3]
Doreen Chung died at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Georgetown, Guyana, on September 5, 2009, at the age of 77.[1] Her funeral was held at St. Saviour's Church in the Charlestown neighborhood of Georgetown.[3] Chung was buried in the cemetery of St. Jude's Church in Blankenburg, West Coast Demerara.[3] She had resided in Bel Air Springs, Guyana.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Former First Lady Doreen Chung dies". Kaieteur News. 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ a b c "Guyana's 'first' First Lady dies". Caribbean News Now. 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ a b c "Former First Lady laid to rest". Starbroek News. 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2016-01-24.