Marilyn Yim

October 04, 1931 - March 06, 2025 (93 years old)

Marilyn is survived by her three children Jo Ann Korona, Russell Yim, and Margaret Yim, her two grandchildren Christopher Honeycutt and Hayley Chavers, and two great-grandchildren Ava Honeycutt and Logan Chavers.

Marilyn grew up in San Francisco's Chinatown. She was was the second oldest child in a family of eight children and the eldest girl. In this capacity, she was expected to be the second mother, catering to the needs of all of the siblings (5 brothers and 2 sisters).

She attended American school by day, Chinese school by night, and fulfilled her duties as mother's helper in between her serious illnesses, (including tuberculosis before doctors knew how to treat TB) that kept her isolated from other siblings and out of school for years at a time.

On May 29, 1954, she married the love of her life, Gordon Yim. They were married for 48 years until Gordon's death on October 22, 2022.

After the birth of their first child, Jo Ann, Gordon and Marilyn moved from their apartment in San Francisco, and purchased their first house in San Mateo, California.

In 1968, Gordon and Marilyn sold the house in San Mateo and purchased a house in Foster City, California. At that time, Foster City didn't even have mail delivery, so she helped the neighbors who were unable to pick up their mail.

Marilyn managed a successful campaign for a Foster City Council member who was elected to office. When a City Council member relocated to Texas, leaving a vacant seat on the City Council, she was the first woman appointed to serve on the Foster City Council. In her capacity as a Councilwoman, she rendered faithful service to the residents, not only in her position on the Council, but also through her active participation as a member of the Estero Municipal Improvement District Board, the Art and Cultural Committee, the Transportation Committee, and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. Marilyn served from August 1971 until July 1973, when the Yim family relocated to Northern Virginia, where Gordon was selected for a promotion as a Mechanical Engineer with the U.S. Navy after the San Francisco Hunters Point shipyard closure.

In 1974, Marilyn obtained employment as a Clerk Typist with the U.S. Army Materiel Command, where she worked her way up to a Procurement Analyst. She managed a large budget for Army tanks and helicopters.

In 1991, Gordon and Marilyn retired and relocated to Oceanside, California, to be close to their three grandchildren, one of whom was severely handicapped (deceased).

Marilyn dedicated the rest of her life devoting all of her energies to ensuring her three kids would be okay after she was gone. She spoke about this, literally, until her last dying breath.