Blog Posts for Geling Yan

Interment Service for Dr. Lawrence D. Walker

Geling Yan — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:00:29 -0700

My father-in-law's ashes were buried July 9, 2009. Here is the service his son, my husband Lawrence A. Walker, wrote and led:Thank you all for coming to remember our husband, father, teacher and friend, Dr. Lawrence David Walker. We have chosen this particular cemetery, Mount Olivet, for several reasons. It is an historical place, established in 1874, and therefore a proper place for an ...

The Wonders of Fashion Photography

Geling Yan — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:38:21 -0700

If ever a fashion magazine or fashion photographer asks you to do a glamor photo shoot, just say "yes." It's amazing what they can do. Here are eight photos posted on China.org.cn.

Mourning Dr. Lawrence D. Walker: Master Blog Entry

Geling Yan — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:14:41 -0800

We have posted six blog entries on my late father-in-law, Dr. Lawrence D. Walker. This one puts them all together with hyperlinks. From my husband, Lawrence Arthur Walker, son of Lawrence David Walker:My father, Dr. Lawrence David Walker, passed away on January 27, 2009. After his passing, I channeled some of my grieving into a 21st Century pastime: blogging. Especially for those who ...

Playlist: Music for the Wake of Dr. Lawrence D. Walker

Geling Yan — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:08:34 -0800

From my husband on the music played at the wake of my late father-in-law:Dad loved all kinds of good music. We put together a selection of fifteen of his favorite tracks on a CD and played them at his wake, not to sum him up but to evoke him. Where the songs are in hyper-text, I took a short video of Dad's memorial shrine with these songs playing in the background: "Down to the River ...

Dr. Lawrence D. Walker's Final Neflix Queue

Geling Yan — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:18:23 -0800

From my husband about my late father-in-law:While he read relatively little fiction other than works by Laurens van der Post, but he loved well-crafted films, especially classic films. Toward the end, he had too much difficulty moving and required too much oxygen to go out and see a movie, so at Christmas 2007, I gave him a subscription to Netflix. He enjoyed it so much that he had to suspend ...

Dr. Lawrence D. Walker's Final Reading List

Geling Yan — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:06:14 -0800

From my husband regarding his late father:Dad was always reading something. When we picked up the area around his chair, I took a moment to record the books that he had gathered around him at the time that he died. This is what I found:Born to Kvetch by Michael Wex. This is a very colorful history of the Yiddish language. I know he read this before, and he sent me a copy in 2006. I ...

Final Resting Place for Dr. Lawrence D. Walker

Geling Yan — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:20:27 -0800

From my husband, regarding final arrangements for my father-in-law:On Monday, February 2, two days after the wake, we transferred my father’s urn to the mantelpiece, and my mother, Greg and I went to Mt. Olivet Cemetery to choose a burial plot. Mt. Olivet is an unusual cemetery. It was established in 1874 by act of Congress and was put under the jurisdiction (and, very important in the ...

Memorial Wake for Dr. Lawrence David Walker

Geling Yan — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:37:40 -0800

This is an entry from my husband regarding memorial observances for his beloved father, my beloved father-in-law, Dr. Lawrence David Walker: My father, Lawrence David Walker, passed away in Salt Lake City peacefully at 7:25 a.m. on Tuesday, January 27, 2009, aged 77, in Salt Lake City with my mother at his side. My brother Greg and I arrived to join my mother in Salt Lake City on the evening ...

Lawrence David Walker, October 4, 1931 - January 27, 2009

Geling Yan — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:57:04 -0800

We mourn the passing of my beloved father-in-law, Lawrence David Walker, on January 27, 2009. Below are his obituary published in the Salt Lake Tribune and a short eulogy that his son, my husband Lawrence Arthur Walker, also wrote for a memorial card that was distributed at his wake. Lawrence David Walker, Ph.D. Dr. Lawrence David Walker (Larry) of Salt Lake City passed away on January 27, ...

PEN American Center Interview of Geling Yan by Amy Tan

Geling Yan — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:54:30 -0800

On June 7, 2004, Geling Yan appeared in an event in New York City hosted by PEN American Center called “Foreign Exchanges.” It is a series that features authors whose work has been translated into English. Amy Tan interviewed her, and the event also featured dramatic readings of passages of Geling Yan’s work. It was followed by a Q and A session. The total time of the event was 87 ...