Ton-Zoue Lam, 84, of Moncton, passed away on December 22, 2023 at The Moncton Hospital. Born in Canton China, he was the son of the late Leo and Kung Lam.

Zoue "Pop, Yaya" lived an incredible life.

At the age of ten, Zoue immigrated to Canada, where he met his father for the first time.  At the age of 12, he left school and started working to support his family.  In 1972, at the age of 33, against incredible odds, he and his "good wife" Miliza, opened the House of Lam which remains an important landmark to this day.  Zoue served as the President of the Atlantic Chinese Business Council, as Atlantic Canada’s economic emissary to China where he led numerous delegations to support trade and business development opportunities in the emerging Chinese market.  In recognition of his private and public successes in Canada, he was awarded with the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada.

Surpassing his entrepreneurial and professional successes, was his unconditional love for his family which he described as his life’s pride and joy.  Zoue loved nothing more than travelling the world and spending time with his family.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Miliza Wong; three sons: Jim (Monique), Arthur (Debbie), and Chris (Kathryn); six grandchildren: Nicholas, Alex, Rachel, Gabryel, Sasha, and Grayson; one sister, Jean (Paul); one brother, Tom Lam (Ying); as well as many nieces and nephews.

The family will receive condolences at Frenette Funeral and Cremation Centre, 88 Church Street, Moncton (506-858-1900) from where the funeral service will be celebrated on Thursday December 28, 2023 at 11 am. Visiting hours are Wednesday December 27, 2023 from 6pm to 8pm only. Interment will be at Fair Haven Cemetery in Moncton.

In memory of Ton-Zoue, in lieu of flowers, a contribution to the Friends of the Moncton Hospital (Palliative) or to the Parkinson Society would be appreciated by the family.

Words of comfort and donations may be made at www.frenettefuneralhome.com