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Gerald Wayne Chong
Born: April 10, 1945
Died: March 22, 2018
Age at Death: 72 years
%2C%20Gerald.jpg) Gerald Chong born on April 10, 1945, passed away unexpectedly on March 22, 2018, at the age of 72. Gerald was born and raised in Sacramento, CA and was predeceased by his parents, George and Ann Chong. He is survived by daughters, Julie Pham (Michael); Lisa Chong; grandson, Maddox Pham. Gerald is also survived by his siblings, Ronald (Judy), Daryl (Vickie); and nieces and nephews. He also leaves behind many dear friends who he considered a part of his family. Gerald worked for General Produce for 48+ years retiring in 2015. He will be remembered for his love of cars, cruising around town, fishing and carpentry skills. His greatest joy was spending time with his daughters and grandson whom will miss him greatly.
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James (Jim) Mills (MidTerm)
I am sorry to hear of the passing of Gerald. One of the first people I met when I transferred to Cal Jr Hi was Gerald. When we first met he seemed to have an edge but I soon learned what a great person he was. Over the next four and half years we had a few classes together and he was always joking though I saw through that because he was a serious student. I remember our chemistry class during our junior year when he pulled a prank on one of the girls during a lab session. He took a harmless red powder chemical and mixed it with water and then pretended he had cut himself with a broken glass test tube. Wrapping his forearm in a paper towel soaked with a copious amount of the red liquid he ran over to the girl next to me and said I think I cut myself. She screamed. It was funny but the teacher, Mr. Bennett, seemed oblivous to the incident-- so no harm, no foul. But that was Gerald.
My condolences to his family--he was a great person.
Jim Mills
Alan Holmstrom
I first met Gerald in our Senior year at McClatchy when we both had hot rod cars. It was our love of Chevrolets that kept us connected for several years after graduation. I can remember Gerald talking about General Produce way back then. My fondest memory was one summer night when we were cruising K street and looking for cars to race. Gerald in his white Chevelle SS in which he'd replaced the original 283 cubic inch engine with a 350 cubic inch engine, but tactfully never replaced the 283 insignia on the sides of the car. I had my cobalt blue 64 Impala, in which I had replaced the original 350 cubic inch engine with a 396 cu inch, 450 HP engine. I had also conveniently forgot to take off the 350 insignias from the sides of the car. Gerald and I were driving from downtown K street toward Tower records on 15th St. It was 3 lanes, Gerald was on the left outside line and I was on the right outside lane. A GTO with guys from Hiram Johnson pulled in between us, gave us the look, we all revved our engines and we were off. We both blew off the GTO to their surprise and never did tell them what we had under the hood. (PS- Gerald and I tied). I have many other great memories with Gerald. Once you got to know him he was really a nice guy. Blessings to you Gerald on your journey. Alan Holmstrom
Caryl Nakamura (Ito)
Although I did not know Gerald very well, I recall his friendliness and wish his family the best during these difficult days of a sudden loss.
Dennis Chan
Still remember hanging out at Land Park Bowl in our teen years. Take care and Rest in Peace, Gerald.