Chong Nan Lee Glade
December 30, 1953 ~ April 17, 2023
Chong Glade (12/30/1953-4/17/2023) was a beloved wife, daughter, sister, mom, and grandma. Born and raised in Inchon Korea; Chong came to the United States as a military spouse. Chong was a former teacher, volunteer, children's librarian, career public servant, and joyful friend. Chong loved nature, gardening, hiking, swimming, music, reading, and very hard sudoku puzzles. A gentle, generous, creative, and thoughtful soul who will be remembered for her incredible smile, strength, humor, and unwavering patience. She is survived by her husband, Moon, daughter, Alex (Vincent), three grandkids (Ava, Max, Junior) as well as family in Korea (mother, two sisters, three brothers). Her family in Colorado includes sister-in-law, Betsy, brothers-in-law, Kenneth Jr., Leo (Debbie), nephews, Jake, Ben, Jim, Kenny; nieces, Kate (Dean) and Bonnie.
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I met Chong while working at NOAA in Boulder CO. She was so friendly and helpful to everyone we worked with. She had a wonderful sense of humor. I will miss her smile and kindness. Shelley Moore
She was a gentle , generous soul, a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother, concerned with the needs of others than her own. She will be desperately missed, her memory will live on forever and will always remain an inspiration .
Chong was such a kind, beautiful, graceful and intelligent woman. I’m so sorry for your family’s loss
I met Chong in April 2000 when I arrived at NOAA in Boulder CO. We were not close friends but friends at work. I remember laughing a lot with her. She was very direct and said things the way it was. No sugar coating anything. I loved her humor. I remember her talking about the woodpeckers making holes in the side of her house. She was so beside herself with those little birds. I learned a lot of my job from her always answering my questions. She was the first person I gravitated to her most because of her humor and her directness. I’ve thought of her intermittently through the years and always carried my experiences with her throughout. My appreciation for Chong stays with me today. God bless your family and if wishes could be made I wish Chong were here in the world longer.
I worked with Chong at NOAA. Chong was delightful, intelligent, a hard worker, had an upbeat personality and genuinely cared about others. She once brought me corn silks to make corn silk soup for my ailment and brought lavender sachets she made from her garden. After I retired, it was my joy and privilege to meet for lunches with Chong and our coworkers Gail, Sally, Eileen and Sue. Those lunches were so much fun with each relating what was going on in each of our lives. My heart is grieved at the loss of such a lovely friend. My deepest condolences to her family.