Cupertino has lost a woman who dedicated her life to the community and public service. Those close to former Mayor Hung Wei said her fighting spirit will be missed.
Wei, surrounded by family and friends, died Aug. 28 at age 69 from stage four lung cancer. She is survived by her two sons and husband.
Wei was a Taiwanese immigrant who graduated from UCLA and moved to the Bay Area with her husband, Ta-Wei Chien, in 1981, according to California Local. They moved to Cupertino in 1990. She became involved in her local community around 2004 after she joined Cupertino’s Fremont Union High Schools Foundation. She went on to serve as a board trustee in the Fremont Union High School District from 2007 to 2018…