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Cheryl Chow

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Cheryl Chow
Cheryl Chow, 1992
Born	Cheryl Mayre Chow (1946-05-24)May 24, 1946 Seattle, Washington
Died	March 29, 2013(2013-03-29) (aged 66) Seattle, Washington
Nationality	United States
Other names	Cheryl Mayre Chow
Education	Western Washington University (BA)
Occupation	Educator Politician
Spouse	Sarah Morningstar (m. March 16, 2013)
Children	1 Liliana Morningstar-Chow
Parents	Edward Shui "Ping" Chow (father) Ruby Chow (mother)

Cheryl Chow (May 24, 1946 – March 29, 2013) was an American educator and politician.

Early life

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Chow was born in Seattle, Washington, on May 24, 1946. Chow's father was Edward Shui "Ping" Chow (November 5, 1916 – June 29, 2011), who received U.S. Citizenship after he was discharged from United States Army. Chow's mother was Ruby Chow, who served as a King County Councilwoman, the first Asian American elected to that council.

Chow's maternal grandparents were Chinese immigrants who had come to the United States to work on the railroad lines.^[1]

Chow's parents were also restaurant owners of the famous Ruby Chow's restaurant, where Bruce Lee once worked.^[2]

Chow graduated from Franklin High School and then attended Western Washington University.

Education career

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Chow was a teacher at Hamilton International Middle School, a public school in the Seattle School District. Chow was a principal of Sharples Junior High School (now Aki Kurose Middle School Academy).^[3]

Besides being a teacher and principal, Chow also coached girls' basketball for the city parks and recreation department.

After 1997, Chow was a principal of her alma mater Franklin High School and of Garfield High School.^[3]

Political career

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From 1990–97, she served on the Seattle City Council.^[4] She decided not to run for reelection to her council seat in 1997, and instead run for Seattle mayor where she would fail to make it past the primary.^[5]^[6]

In 1999, Chow ran for Seattle City Council in Position 1 after council member Sue Donaldson decided not to run for office. Her main opponent was a political newcomer, Judy Nicastro who Chow outraised by over $12,000.^[7] Chow would narrowly lose the November General Election to Nicastro, 49.51% to 50.49%.^[8]

In 2005, Chow was elected to the Seattle School Board when the district saw increasing school closures and instability.^[3] She served until 2009 and became School Board President during her tenure.^[4]

Personal

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Chow came out as a lesbian in August 2012. On March 16, 2013, less than two weeks before her death, Chow married her partner, Sarah Morningstar. Together, they have a daughter, Liliana Morningstar-Chow.^[3]

Death

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Cheryl Chow died of central nervous system lymphoma, aged 66, in Seattle, Washington and was survived by her wife, Sarah Morningstar, and several brothers and half-brothers.^[9]^[10]

References

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^ Valdes, Manuel (June 8, 2008). "Ruby Chow, Seattle's Chinese-American matriarch, dies". The Spokesman Review. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
^ "Legacy.com Edward Shui "Ping" Chow". Legacy.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Cheryl Chow, educator and former city council member, passes away at 66". Northwest Asian Weekly. April 5, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Alison Morrow (March 29, 2013). "Obituary". Northwest Cable News. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
^ "1946-2015". Seattle Municipal Archives. City of Seattle. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ "Seattle Mayor's Race Down To Three Port Commissioner Tops Vote, Absentee Ballots To Determine His Opponent". The Spokesman-Review. September 18, 1997. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ "Seattle's Pragmatic Populist". The Stranger. January 25, 2001. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ "November 2, 1999 General Election". King County Elections. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ Cheryl Mayre Chow obituary, Seattle Times via legacy.com; accessed October 19, 2014.
^ Obituary Archived October 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, washelli.com; accessed October 19, 2014.

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