THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, NOVEmbEr 11, 2022 Page 7 Madeline Wong, who cofounded the Kowloon Restaurant with her late husband, passes away at 95 E ven in her late 80s, when her six children were running the Kowloon Restaurant, Madeline Wong would come to work every Saturday to check out the family business she began with her late husband William. “She’s 89. She tells me what I do wrong!” state Rep. Donald Wong quipped during an interview several years ago. On Wednesday (Nov. 9), the woman that the Wong children called “our beloved matriarch,” passed away. “Throughout her 95 years, she lived life to its fullest, and was an incredible and amazing person,” the Wong Family said in an announcement – Madeline Wong “was an incredible and amazing person,” family members say of Kowloon Restaurant’s cofounder (Courtesy photo) “full of life and full of energy.” “Co-founding the Kowloon Restaurant along with our father, William. She worked endless hours to grow the business from the ground up – and still found time to be an award winning and top selling life insurance agent for John Hancock. All while raising her 6 children in her spare time,” noted the announcement. “But her greatest accomplishment was showing her children, 15 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren what love and caring was. And for that we are forever grateful With all our love – we will miss her.” Saugus Family YMCA to host food drive to benefi t Saugus United Parish Food Pantry T he Saugus Family YMCA will be collecting donated nonperishable food items at the Saugus Family YMCA for its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. The drive is taking place from November 1-18. All Items will be donated to the Saugus United Parish Food Pantry. Donations can be made in the lobby of the YMCA at 298 Main St. through Nov. 19 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on weekends. “We are inviting our members and the public to drop off food items for families who are struggling to make ends meet especially as food prices continue to rise,” Saugus Family YMCA Executive Director Ricky Baez said. “We’re hoping to collect items for as many people as possible, so everyone can have a healthy meal this Thanksgiving.” Info on more donation drives and special events from the YMCA of Metro North is at https://www. ymcametronorth.org/events. OUR OFFICE HAS MOVED TO 519 BROADWAY, EVERETT SABATINO INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at: Rocco Longo, Owner WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM
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