The province has set up ways for you to express your condolences over the death of former Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong.
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Greg Kwong said his father’s many accomplishments did not affect his role as a father.
“We will all miss him dearly, but will rely on the countless attractive memories we have of him as a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and uncle”.
A statement released by Norman Kwong’s family says the 86-year-old died Saturday in his sleep.
“He was a gracious person who acted with great humility throughout his term as lieutenant-governor, but more than that, he also was able to make great strides and set an example and inspire many people from a number of different communities through his success”, she said.
“Our father was a great man who accomplished so much in his lifetime”.
He would go on to have a successful business career, including becoming one of the original owners of the Calgary Flames. “His unique ability to connect at multiple levels with all types of people is something few people possess”.
“I’d like people to know that his family was his priority”.
On Sunday, Premier Rachel Notley talked about his impact.
“The Honourable Norman Kwong was a person of exceptional character and extraordinary accomplishment, a great Albertan and a great Canadian”.
Known among family and friends as the so-called “China Clipper”, Kwong was the first Canadian of Asian heritage to play for the CFL when he joined the Calgary Stampeders in 1948.
Kwong played 13 years with the Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders.
“Mr. Kwong was proud to be the son of Chinese immigrants”.
After a career on the gridiron, Kwong served as Alberta’s lieutenant governor from 2005 to 2010. “While it is incredibly hard to say goodbye, we are comforted in knowing that he had a most blessed and fulfilled life and that our love for, and memory of, him will remain with us forever”, his family concluded.
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Funeral arrangements for Kwong have yet to be announced.
