Yan Jie's Obituary
Yan Jie was born on April 10, 1962 in Beijing, China, to Yan Wei and Li Xiufang. She is the eldest of two daughters. Her younger sister is Yan Ying. She grew up, attended high school and college, all in Beijing. As a young adult, she worked for an institute of architectural design. Yan Jie met her husband, Fan Jinlin through her cousin in mid-1986, fell in love with each other and were married just a year and a half later.In 1989, her son Fan Siyao was born. Later that year, her husband came to the United States to pursue further studies in Economics at Southern Methodist University. Six months later, she would follow in his footsteps, thus establishing their home in Dallas. While her husband was in school, she worked a series of miscellaneous jobs to support her family before ultimately ending up at Prime Art and Jewel in 1992, to which she would devote her entire career. Three years later, her family would become complete with the birth of her daughter, Audrey Fan.Throughout all the different stages in her life, from moving homes and seeing her kids leave for college, and everything in between, the memories are countless and cherished. She enjoyed trying new restaurants, playing cards with friends, hosting parties with delicious dishes, watching movies, tending to her plants, playing with her dogs Rosie and Penny, and planning trips with her family.All her life, Yan Jie fulfilled every role with the utmost grace, strength, dedication and never a complaint. She greeted every opportunity in life, whether good or bad with her infectious spirit and smile that lit up the room. She was the most devoted wife, caring mother, attentive daughter, and beloved friend and colleague. She will be dearly missed by all of us but she lives on through everyone who was lucky enough to know her.During this tremendously difficult time, many of you have offered to contribute to her memory. These offers touch our hearts and are deeply appreciated.Visitation will be on Friday, September 27, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Restland Funeral Home. Funeral service will take please on Saturday, September 28, 2019 in the Memorial Chapel at Restland Funeral Home. A witness cremation will follow.Donations to help cover Yan Jie’s medical and burial expenses can be made via check to Jinlin Fan with the memo “Jie Yan Memorial Fund”, orvia Zelle Quickpay to JINLIN (972-898-5798).Also, if you want to place a flower wreath or flower easel in the chapel for the memorial service on Saturday, the following two flower shops can be contacted.1) Rembrandt Florist (adjacent to Restland) – 972-761-89892) Gloria’s Flowers Dallas – 214-339-9273Delivery address is 13005 Greenville Ave, Dallas TX 75243. Attention Jie Yan.
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