Maylane Barbara Tam Obituary (1977

Maylane Barbara Tam 40 of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick died Tuesday May 9th at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in New York City, Barbara lived in Teaneck and Lawrenceville before moving to Kendall Park in 2010. She was employed for the past 13 years as an information systems project manager for the Ethicon Corp., Somerville. Previously she was employed by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Skillman. Barbara was a former member of the Chinese Association at J & J. She enjoyed playing volleyball, scuba diving and traveling. She was a foodie who loved life to the fullest and was always ready to try new adventures. She was predeceased by her father Wing Yat Tam. Surviving are her husband of nine years Tony Yu, her two daughters Elizabeth and Catherine Yu, her mother May Wah Tam of New York City, her sister May Fay of East Brunswick and her brother Vincent Tam of Teaneck. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday May 13th at the Lester Memorial Home 16 W. Church St., Jamesburg. Cremation will follow at Holy Cross Burial Park Crematory, South Brunswick. Visiting hours for family and friends will be Friday 5-8 p.m. and Saturday 10-11 a.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating and supporting one or more of the funds in memory of Barbara - GoFund Me - to assist with Barbara's medical expenses and her daughters' education https://www.gofundme.com/in-memory-of-barbara-tamyu The Helen Sawaya Fund - Barbara was blessed by the programs during her chemo treatments: http://www.thehelensawayafund.org/The_Helen_Sawaya_Fund_home_page.html You can donate to the Helen Sawaya Fund by following one of the three ways listed: 1. Online: https://philanthropy.mountsinai.org/ under "Designation" select OTHER and type in Mount Sinai Helen Sawaya Fund in memory of Barbara Tam 2. Phone: 212-659-8500 to make a credit card donation 3. Mail: Check donation (made payable to Mt Sinai Helen Sawaya Fund and include memo "In Memory of Barbara Tam") to: Mount Sinai Development Office Mount Sinai Health System One Gustave L. Levy Place Box 1049 New York, NY 10029