Chien Chiu Wei's Obituary
Chien Chiu Wei was born on May 16, 1922 in Baoding, Hebei, China. She lived until the age of 101 and passed away on June 21, 2023 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Chien Chiu, orphaned at a young age, was raised by her grandparents. She entered Beijing Muzhen Girls' School at the age of 12. Later she attended Beijing Chinese University, graduating with a degree in political science and economics. Chien Chiu married Zhenjiang Wei. Eight years later, World War II made its way to Hebei, and by the end of October 1949, the couple retreated to Taiwan where they had their three daughters – May Sheng, Doris Sun, and Miranda Tseng. Zhenjiang became ill, leaving Chien Chiu to care for her husband and their three young daughters. After Zhenjiang passed away, she had to become the breadwinner for the family by becoming a math teacher, an occupation which lasted until she came to United States in 1980.
During her forty-three years in the United States, Chien Chiu helped raise six grandchildren and has been blessed with seven (with one more on the way) great grandchildren. She enjoyed spending her time worshipping and fellowshipping with her sisters and brothers at Dallas Chinese Fellowship Church, tending to her garden and cooking for her loved ones. She was also passionate about Chinese calligraphy and copied the entire Bible.
Chien Chiu lived an amazing life and made an impact in the lives of many. She is the center of her family and has always been and will continue to be the reason four generations of the Wei family gather together.
述史
魏劍秋姐妹，生於一九二二， 五月十六, 河北保定, 歿於二零二三, 六月二十一, 美國德州達拉斯市, 享年一百零一歲.
劍秋姐妹，年幼失怙， 由祖母撫孤而立, 十二歲進入北平慕貞女校讀書, 及長, 考入北大醫學院就讀, 未畢, 日寇入關, 故都淪陷, 倉遑出逃, 勝利還鄉,在北平中國大學政經系完成學業, 遂適河北魏振江君, 八年抗戰, 山河破碎, 國共內戰又起, 一九四九年十月底, 情況危急, 劍秋姐妹化妝再次逃出北平, 路上關口, 盤查搜身, 假造印章路條，蒙混過關， 到了台灣才得安寧， 三個女娃, 相繼在臺北出生, 實指望過個安定日子, 又誰知夫婿中風，臥病在床， 端湯送藥七年之久，大陸帶出的家底， 早己吃光花盡, 求告無門, 劍秋姐妹出生於大宅門中, 從未入世工作, 大廈將傾, 只好出外謀職, 喜獲中學數學老師一職, 微薄薪水, 免強糊口，先後在台北強恕， 文山中學, 畫夜兼職教書, 幸虧三個女兒都能讀書上進，考上公立學校，並且先後赴美進修，成家立業，眾人譽為異數.
一九八零年，劍秋姐妹移民美國達拉斯市，和長女魏梅同住， 星期天早上去恩友堂聚會，平日在小池塘畔， 打太極拳，後院種菜，毛筆抄寫聖經，裝訂成冊，並且奔赴美國兩岸，到另外兩個女兒家，幫忙 照顧出生嬰兒直到兩歲, 恩澤三代.
八十八歲，得了輕微憂鬱症， 其他方面都屬正常, 醫生稱奇, 每逢年節，生日， 兒孫們鮮花電郵不停， 教會姐妹弟兄為之祝賀, 好不熱鬧, 痞極泰來，福壽全歸，想起 紅樓夢中的 賈母生日, 我們似乎還缺少一台大戲壓軸, 或是來一段見娘[一見姣兒]， 更為過癮.
二零二零年, 姥姥體力曰衰, 經常吵鬧不休, 魏梅衣不解帶, 小心侍侯, 兩岸女兒, 輪番上陣, 孝心可觀, 姑爺雖不中用, 鞍前馬後, 也有一丁點苦勞, 五世其昌, 張公百忍, 治國用法, 科學說理, 齊家講情, 今天姥姥百年, 兒孫滿堂, 前來吊念, 歡樂永生.
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