Stephen S. Chen 97, passed away on August 27, 2019 with his son and daughter-in-law by his side.
Mr. Chen was born on June 10, 1922 in Thailand.
He graduated from St. Thomas College in Minnesota with a degree in Political Science.
He was a restaurateur and acted on the side. His passion was acting and he was in a number of movies, television shows and commercials dating back to 1982. His first movie was “Year of the Dragon” in 1982 and his last was “Jonah Hex” in 2010.
Stephen was a vivacious person who loved to sing and will be remembered that way by his family . His favorite song which he liked singing was “Old Man River”. He enjoyed gardening as well as watching tennis, football and boxing.
Stephen is survived by his wife Fong, son Kenny Chen, daughter Sistine Jarvis, their spouses Nubia Vargas-Chen and Brian Jarvis and grandson Matthew Chen.