Bi Yao Zhou's Obituary

各位主内弟兄姐妹们，各位至亲的亲属，好友们．
今天在这里，我们为李氏周碧瑶夫人举行基督教仪式的安息葬礼，你们能在百忙中抽空前来为李夫人送别，我们表示深深的感激：谢谢你们！God bless you all!
2020年6月18日早上 6时55分，毕生为教育事业奉献的李夫人，作为一名虔诚的基督徒走完了她人生一百零三个春秋，寿终正寝。平静地，安祥地安息在主的怀抱，留下了那肝肠痛绝的一子三女和他们的家庭。
李夫人，周碧瑶女士原藉中国，江苏省，镇江府，丹阳县人氏。她于1919年4月8日出生于一个官宦家庭，父亲周景臻，曾参加北伐战争，是十九路军的炮兵团长，母亲施印常是个慈爱的知识女性。她有兄弟姐妹九人，她排行第四，是善良，稳重，和有爱心的人。父母親对她宠爱有加，成为掌上明珠，但她从不骄傲自大，她与兄弟姐妹们亲密友爱，与亲朋戚友亲善，并常常在父母親的指导下，关心和接济贫困的亲友和家中佣人们的生活。她的父亲曾感叹地说：老四心地善良，必将是众兄弟姐妹中最穷困的人。事实证明，在父母親的精心培养下，兄弟姐妹们个个有出息，不是大学教授，医生，律师，工程师便是政府高官，只有老四一李夫人热衷于投身平民教育，甘于平凡，奉献，换而言之：长辈言不由虚。
李夫人从小入学基督教教会学校，广州市，东山，培正，培道学校就是
她增长知识，培养道德，情操，造就她成材的母校。李夫人对主的认识更深，更加虔诚。她决心要做天使般的人物，向人间洒满大爱。
在中国沦陷，全民抗战时期，顶尖的三大名校：清华，北大，南开搬到昆明大后方合并成为“西南联大”，李夫人以一百二十三名的名次考入西南联大就读，她不仅努力学习，还积极参加各种救亡运动，上街游行，反对日本帝国主义侵略，发传单，宣传抗日救国的道理，唤醒民众的觉悟，等等⋯。她还常常将自己父母千辛万苦托人送到的物资帮助有困难的同学，而自己却和其他人一样过着艰苦的生活。她的乐善好施，心底无私天地宽的性格赢得了同学们的尊重，和拥护。她是社团的领袖人物，她常常带领校友们义助学校周边失学儿童的教育，建校办班，提倡文化救国，为抗战胜利作出贡献。
大学毕业后，她回到父母的家中，她参与广州长风中学的创办。长风中学是抗战胜利后一群热血的西南联大淸华校友，学者，华侨华人和当地热爱教育的士绅和有志之士艰苦集资筹
办的学校。据说，还特别得到名人李福林（李灯筒）的支援，校址以一元银元义卖给的这片土地..长风中学后耒与黄埔中学合并为＂广州市第六中学”，现在此校己成为有名的一级省立中学之一，李夫人在天之灵也含笑知之。
新中国成立后，在父母親的鼓励和支持下，李夫人和她的兄弟姐妹们共同奔赴建设新中国的行列。她先回到她曾就读的培道女子中学（也是她的姐妹们的母校）担任教导主任并兼任历史和地理教学。由于她深爱自己的母校和教育事业，她的严谨的工作作风和丰富的教学理念得到了学区领导和学校师生的好评。她是当时最年轻的教导主任又是学校的重点培养对象。没有多久，她就被保送到市里的干部培训班学习，毕业后，她放弃回培道的高职待遇，响应党的号召：到祖国最需要的地方去开发教育事业，她被派去广州河南（海珠区）创办了三所水上人家的子弟学校，改变了水上人家子弟无法就学的困难。在办校其间她常常倾尽所有帮助有困难的学生家庭。后来2015年，李夫人回国探親时，其中一位受过资助的学生（他己是海珠区的教育局长）耒探望
她时 回忆起当年她办校的事迹，大家才知道她是这样默默无闻地奉献自己，而她却从不向人们提及她帮助别人的往事，她谦虚谨慎，任劳任怨。她常常教育孩子们说：施恩莫忘报，望报莫施恩。后来，她又参与创办了海珠区基立道小学，还得到了广州市教育局的最高荣誉教学奖。
在文革开始前后，李夫人受丈夫的政治问题牵连被下放到乡村小学一北山学校主持行政十多年，在那里;她带着幼女和儿子吃住在校，费枕忘食，任劳任怨.。她还帮助地方政府宣传党的政策措施，开展扫盲活动等等⋯。她关心地方民众的生活，十多年来全心全意投身到对下一代的教育事业上，她得到了当地人民群众的尊敬，信任和爱戴。她平时食用的蔬菜，（水果也常常是学生家长们奉送的）她也常常帮助当地群众解决生活上的困难和问题，她是大家的精神免费顾问。因此在文革中，她多次受到冲击，也因为当地政府和民众的维护得到幸免。北山人民也是李夫人的恩人和朋友，北山学校的老师同仁们在李周校长的带领下克服困难为社会培养出一批批的优秀人才。李夫人和她的丈夫一样都是教育家，桃李滿天下
圣经中有这样的名言＂我见神叫世人劳苦，使他们在其中受经练，神
造万物，各按其时成为美好，又将永生安置在世人心里”李夫人从小受主沐育成长，她坚强，乐观，宽容，博爱。与他的丈夫志同道合，琴瑟和谐。1997 年，他们移民到加拿大，多仑多，在那里她带领她的丈夫入了教会事奉主，他们常常参加教会活动，赞美主的浓恩，宣扬主的恩典。
2009 年，他们又搬到 Edmonton 和小女儿一起，并参加福音堂保罗团的主曰崇拜。李夫人爱一遍遍地抄写圣经上的经文，章节，名句送给子女和朋友去宣传圣经中主的神圣旨意，传播福音。
她虽然旅居加国，但仍十分关心祖国的发展和改革，她常常说要回去看看。即使她后来搬入老人院后，她仍然常常要小女儿带些看图学中文的书藉给院内的工作人员学习。她热爱祖国，毕生为宣扬，传承中华民族文化，为孩子们的教育事业奋斗一生。
她为自己的人生创造了最美的感叹号。她是我们学习的榜样，我们敬爱您一李氏周碧瑶夫人。
圣经中说：＂今天片时，你们就看不见我了，再过片时，你们又将看见我＂今天，并不是李氏周碧瑶夫人的生命终结，而是一个全新的开始，她改乘天国的列车奔向天堂，她将回到她父母親和一些先离开的兄弟姐妹以及她的丈夫李仿卓先生身边。今天，特别是今天，她能在基督的指引下，在我们的虔诚的祷告和赞美声中安睡主怀。让我们作为为她送行的至亲和好友们，和主内的弟兄姐妹们的心顿觉神的无处不安在，无所不能。深深的感恩！李夫人一路走好！您的音容笑貌和崇高的品质将永远活在我们的心中，让我们怀着无限感恩和永远的思念追忆一个善良的灵魂。您作为一个基督徒，此刻己蒙主恩召，荣归天国，您将永生！
最后，再次感谢福音堂教会的主内兄弟姐妹们！感谢所有的亲朋好友们能为李氏周碧瑶夫人送别
！谢谢柏殡仪服务的工作人员，特别是梁太的帮忙。謝谢谢你们！奉主隆恩，阿门！




Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, dear relatives and friends,

Today, we are here to hold a Christian funeral for Mrs. Lee's Zhou Biyao. You can take time out of your busy schedules to bid farewell to Mrs. Lee. We express our deep gratitude: Thank you! God bless you all! At 6:55 a.m. on June 18, 2020, Mrs. Li, who devoted her life to education, passed the 103 years of her life as a devout Christian and came to an end. Peacefully and peacefully resting in the arms of the Lord, leaving behind the heartbroken son and three daughters and their families.

Mrs. Li, Zhou Biyao were originally from China, Jiangsu Province, Zhenjiang Prefecture, Danyang County. She was born in an official family on April 8, 1919. Her father, Zhou Jingzhen, had participated in the Northern Expedition and was the artillery regiment commander of the 19th Route Army. Her mother, Shi Yinchang, was a loving and intellectual woman. She has nine brothers and sisters, she is the fourth, kind, steady, and caring person. Her parents dote on her very much and become the apple of her hand, but she is never arrogant. She is close and friendly with her brothers and sisters, and is friendly with her relatives and friends. She often cares for and helps poor relatives and families under the guidance of her parents. life of servants. Her father once sighed and said: The fourth is kind-hearted and will be the poorest among the brothers and sisters. Facts have proved that under the careful cultivation of parents, all brothers and sisters are promising. They are not university professors, doctors, lawyers, engineers or senior government officials. Only the fourth one, Mrs. Li, is keen to devote herself to civilian education. She is willing to be ordinary and dedicated.

Mrs. Li was admitted to a Christian mission school since she was a child, Guangzhou, Dongshan, Peizheng, and Peidao schools are
She grows knowledge, cultivates morality and sentiment, and creates her alma mater. Mrs. Li's knowledge of the Lord was deeper and more devout. She is determined to be an angelic figure who will spread love to the world.

During the fall of China and the Anti-Japanese War, the top three famous universities: Tsinghua University, Peking University, Nankai University moved to the rear of Kunming University and merged into the "Southwest Associated University". Mrs. Li was admitted to the Southwest Associated University with the 123rd place. Not only did she study hard, she also actively participated in various national salvation movements, took to the streets to protest against Japanese imperialist aggression, distributed leaflets, publicized the principles of resisting Japan and saving the country, awakening the consciousness of the people, and so on. She also often helps her classmates who are in difficulty with the materials that her parents have worked so hard to entrust, while she lives a hard life like everyone else. Her generosity and generosity of heart have won the respect and support of her classmates. She is the leader of the community. She often leads alumni to help the education of out-of-school children around the school, build schools and run classes, advocate culture to save the country, and contribute to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.

After graduating from university, she returned to her parents' home and participated in the founding of Guangzhou Changfeng Middle School. Changfeng Middle School is a group of enthusiastic Southwest Associated University alumni, scholars, overseas Chinese and local gentry and people with lofty ideals who love education after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.

It is said that, with the special support of celebrity Li Fulin (Li Dengtong), the school site was sold to the land for one silver dollar. Changfeng Middle School Houlei and Huangpu Middle School merged into "Guangzhou No. 6 Middle School". Become one of the famous first-level provincial middle schools, Mrs. Li also knows it with a smile in the spirit of heaven.

After the founding of New China, with the encouragement and support of her parents, Mrs. Li and her brothers and sisters went to build a new China together. She first returned to her former school, Pei Dao Girls' High School (also the alma mater of her sisters), where she served as the dean and taught history and geography. Because of her deep love for her alma mater and her educational career, her rigorous work style and rich teaching philosophy have been well received by school district leaders and school teachers and students. She was the youngest dean at the time and the school's key training target. It didn't take long for her to be sent to the city's cadre training class. After graduation, she gave up her high-level salary in Peidao and responded to the party's call to go to the place where the motherland needed it most to develop education, and she was sent to Guangzhou. In Henan (Haizhu District), three schools for children of shuiren families were established, which changed the difficulty that children of shuiren families could not go to school. While running the school, she often did everything she could to help the families of students in need. Later, in 2015, when Mrs. Li returned to China to visit relatives, one of the sponsored students (he was the education director of Haizhu District) came to visit

When she recalled the deeds of her school running back then, everyone knew that she dedicated herself in such obscurity, but she never mentioned her past helping others to people. She often educates the children: don't forget to repay the kindness, and hope to repay the kindness. Later, she participated in the establishment of Ji Lidao Primary School in Haizhu District, and received the highest honor teaching award from the Guangzhou Education Bureau.

Before and after the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, Mrs. Li was implicated by her husband's political problems and was sent to the rural primary school, Beishan School, to preside over the administration for more than ten years. She also helps the local government to publicize the party's policies and measures, carry out literacy activities, etc... She cares about the lives of the local people and devoted herself to the education of the next generation for more than ten years. She has won the respect, trust and love of the local people. The vegetables she usually eats (and the fruits are often given by the parents of the students). She also often helps the local people solve their difficulties and problems in life. She is a free spiritual consultant for everyone. Therefore, during the Cultural Revolution, she was attacked many times, and she was spared because of the protection of the local government and the people. The people of Beishan are also benefactors and friends of Mrs. Li. The teachers and colleagues of Beishan School overcome difficulties and cultivate batches of outstanding talents for the society under the leadership of Principal Li Zhou. Mrs. Li, like her husband, is an educator, and the world is full of peaches and plums.

There is such a famous saying in the Bible, "I have seen that God causes the world to labor and trains them in it. Create all things, make each beautiful in time, and place eternal life in the hearts of the world.” Mrs. Li was nurtured by the Lord since she was a child. She is strong, optimistic, tolerant, and fraternal. She is like-minded and harmonious with her husband. In 1997, they immigrated. She went to Canada, Toronto, where she led her husband into the church to serve the Lord. They often participated in church activities, praising the Lord's grace, and preaching the Lord's grace.

In 2009, they moved to Edmonton again with their youngest daughter and attended the Lord's Day service of the Paul Mission at Gospel Church. Mrs. Li loves to copy verses, chapters, and famous sentences from the Bible over and over again to give to her children and friends to publicize the Lord's divine will in the Bible and spread the gospel.

Although she lives in Canada, she is still very concerned about the development and reform of the motherland, and she often says she wants to go back and have a look. Even after she moved into the nursing home, she still often asked her younger daughter to bring some books to learn Chinese by reading pictures and lend them to the staff in the home to study. She loves the motherland, and spends her life advocating and inheriting the Chinese national culture, and fighting for the education of children all her life. She created the most beautiful exclamation mark for her life. She is a role model for us to learn from, and we respect and love you, Mrs. Lee's Zhou Biyao.

The Bible says: "Today, you won't see me anymore, and after a while, you will see me again." Today, it is not the end of Mrs. Lee's Zhou Biyao's life, but a new beginning. The train goes to heaven, and she will return to her parents and some siblings who left earlier, as well as her husband, Mr. Li Fangzhuo. Today, and especially today, she is able to sleep in the Lord's bosom in the midst of our devout prayers and praise, under the guidance of Christ. Let us, as the close relatives and friends who saw her off, as well as the brothers and sisters in the Lord, feel that God is everywhere and omnipotent. Deep thanks! Mrs. Lee is well on the way! Your voice, face, smile and noble quality will always live in our hearts, let us recall a kind soul with infinite gratitude and eternal miss. As a Christian, at this moment, you have been called by the Lord to return to the kingdom of heaven, and you will live forever!

Finally, thanks again to the brothers and sisters of the Gospel Church in Christ! Thank you to all relatives and friends for saying goodbye to Mrs. Lee Zhou Biyao. Thank you to the staff at Park Memorial, especially Mrs. Leung for their help. Thank you! Lord Long, Amen!

Funeral Service Monday, June 27, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Park Memorial Chapel, 9709 - 111 Avenue, Edmonton with cremation to follow.