JACKIE
(JACK) WONG
December 3, 1941 - November 3, 2023
It is with great sorrow and heavy hearts
that we announce the passing of our
beloved husband, dad, grandpa,
father-in-law, brother, uncle and friend,
Jackie (Jack) Wong.
He leaves behind to cherish his memory his
Loving wife and best friend of 53 years
Rosemarie (Marek), his sons Scott
(Monique), Darren (Lucy), Keith and his
Grandchildren Dylan and Morgan, his
honorary grandchildren John and Jeremy,
His siblings Pearl (Lloyd) Wong, Bing
Wong, Anna Mae (Bob) Hunter, Henry Wong,
Faye (Ken) Husband, Sylvanna (Warren)
Palmer and numerous nephews and nieces.
Jack was predeceased by his Parents Jack
& Anne Wong, Sisters Mary McCoy,
Lillian Lai & Lynn Smith.
Jack met his wife Rose in 1967 and they
eventually married in 1970 following
afterwards with 3 sons.
Jack led a rewarding life, filled with
many passions.
He started playing the bass and started
“The Shondels” in Winnipeg in the 1960s,
playing at local community clubs and for
school dances. The music boom hit the city
and “The Shondels” were off and
running. They toured and traveled
all through Canada leaving their stamp
everywhere they played. As the 60’s faded
he continued to play throughout the city
at local bars and was a house band at the
Town and Country. Music has always been
apart of his life and it was passed
through his sons with the music he grew up
listening to. He shared the stage with
many local talents throughout his music
career. Over the years he continued to
play music eventually with his son Keith
by his side and entertained for close to 5
decades.
Once Jack became a Dad, he made sure he
was heavily involved in Scott and Darren’s
hockey lives. He never missed a
practice or game and it didn’t matter if
it was at 6 am or 9 pm.
He was the president of East Elmwood C.C.
and helped them receive funding to help
build an outdoor rink in the 80’s.
After that he became the President of
River East Minor Hockey from 1989 –
1994. He followed that with being in
charge of the “Suspension board” for
Winnipeg Minor hockey in the 1990’s.
Lastly he was President of the
MMJHL. Everyone to this day comments
on how fair of a man he was and very well
liked.
As the boys attended the St Gerard School,
he was also chairman of the St Gerard
School Board.
Jack worked many jobs over the years
including his 35 years with Rug Doctor
Canada, with his middle son by his side.
He retired as a Western Divisional Manager
in 2017, passing the baton on to his son
Darren.
The Family would like to extend a Huge
thank you to everyone for their support,
prayers and cares over the last couple of
months.
There will a Celebration of Life on
Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 11:00
a.m.-3:00 p.m. at Bronx Community Centre,
720 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg.
There will be no “GO FUND ME” account
opened
The Heavens needed a bass player … Rock on
our “Star”.
As
published online at Sobering Funeral
Chapel & Crematorium
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