None Lily Mooncai

Lily (Shang) Mooncai, an elementary school teacher in Westwood for 21 years, died Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at St Luke Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas.  She was 89.  Lily was born December 7, 1927 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, the daughter of Sluhu M. and Yee C. Shang.  She graduated from Attleboro High School, earned her undergraduate degree from Boston University, and her Master’s Degree from Northeastern University.  Lily started her career in Jay, Maine where she taught for two years before moving to Westwood where she taught until her retirement in 1986.  In 1990 she and her husband moved to Florida, and in 2014 they moved to The Woodlands, Texas.  Lily was the wife of the late Harry Wong Mooncai, and the sister of the late Kai Soohoo, Kai Shang, L. Meiling Yen,  and Virginia Chang.  She is survived by her son, Harry W. Mooncai Jr.; her daughters, Karen L. Mooncai, and Cheryl J. Lynch; her grandchildren, Patrick,  Meaghan, Stephen, and Jonathan; her great grandchildren, Annabelle, Mya, and Thomas; and her sisters, Mai Woo, Mary Chin, Olive Magnoli, Nancy Hsi, Evelyn Shang, and Joan Wong; and many nieces and nephews.  Lily was a member of the former Islington Community Church in Westwood.  Relatives and friends are invited to visiting hours Saturday, February 4, 2017 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at the Folsom Funeral Home, 649 High Street, Westwood followed by a funeral service at 1 o’clock at the funeral home.  Interment will be private.