Mr. Gary Alvin Lum

Gary Alvin Lum died after a courageous battle with cancer April 16, 2017 at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, Missouri, at the age of 62. Gary grew up in Ferguson, Missouri, with his parents, John and Helen Lum and 5 siblings. After earning his Bachelor of Science - Business Administration from University of Missouri - St. Louis and his Master of Business Administration - Management from Southeast Missouri State University, Gary worked in the computer information industry in St. Louis, then made the Southern California area his permanent home. He spent six years at the University of Southern California as a Programmer/Analyst, worked at Rockwell International for four years, and had a long career at Anthem Health Networks, formerly WellPoint, rising to the level of Business Information Developer Senior in 2014. Gary was dedicated to his work but he was passionate about music and sports. He was an accomplished tennis player throughout his adult life and enjoyed coaching his colleagues who played on Anthem’s Corporate Olympics tennis team. He traveled to Wimbledon and the US Open Tennis tournaments to watch his favorite competitors. He loved most all sports and enjoyed playing street hockey with his brothers and watching his beloved St. Louis Blues hockey team. It was the last activity the three Lum boys did together. Gary was a gifted violist and a taskmaster when it came to perfecting his craft. He played in college level orchestras in Alton, Illinois, UMSL and Florissant Valley Community College. He was a violist for the St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra. But his favorite ensemble work was playing chamber music with his siblings at home. Gary was also an avid photographer, capturing much of the Lum family history in pictures for all to remember. Gary is survived by his father, John, siblings Barbara, Beverly, Philip, Joan, and Art, and much loved nieces and nephews, John, Debbie and George Lum, Sela and Matthew Moy, Joey and Jamie Lum. Funeral and burial services are private. A Memorial Service will be held at Immanuel United Church of Christ in Ferguson, Missouri, and will be announced later by Valhalla Funeral Chapel.