Sin Lam Memorial

Rememberance of Sin Lam

2007-01-05T14:02:00.000-06:00

It was a year ago that we lost Sin. We fondly remember her infectious enthusiasm and generous spirit. Our thoughts and best wishes are with her children and her entire family. Sin continues to hold a special place in all of our hearts.

Education Trust Established

2006-07-27T11:13:00.000-05:00

I have set up a college trust fund for Andy and Wendy (as well as for their emergency medical needs). Checks should be made payable to the "Sin Lam Children's Educational Trust" and mailed to:

Sin Lam's Children's Educational Trust
Associated Trust Company, NA
c/o Erika Mielke
401 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 300
Milwaukee, WI 53201-2030

I appreciate any contributions you could possibly make. Please give generously.

Thank you.

Sin Lam Memorial Trust Fund

2006-07-19T16:52:00.000-05:00

I am in the process of establishing the "Sin Lam Children's Educational Trust", a restricted, irrevocable trust for the purpose of Wendy and Andy's college education and any emergency medical needs. I'm in the process of creating a subaccount with Associated Trust Company whereby they will be the trustee, but because they're also administering the existing general purpose trust below, administration costs are minimized. We should have the account set up in the next week or so.

If you are interested in a trust fund that can be used for day-to-day expenses, Steve Phalen has created one to provide for Wendy and Andy's health, support, maintenance and education. Checks are to be made payable to "Andrew and Wendy Trattner Trust" and to be mailed to:

Associated Trust Company
Attn: Erika Mielke
P.O. Box 2030
Milwaukee, WI 53201-2030

The stated guide to trustee distributions in this "Andrew and Wendy Trattner Trust" is as follows:

"The purpose of this Trust is to help relieve the financial burden placed on the person or persons who care for the Trattner Children regardless of the individual resources of the person or persons. It is the Donor's intention that the person or persons who care for the Trattner Children shall be assisted financially with the expenses incurred by them as a direct or indirect result of their providing such care. The Donor direct the Trustee to make such distributions as the Trustee considers reasonable in furtherance of this intention, including assisting financially with the following expenses which are intended for illustration and not limitation: food, clothing, education, medical care, orthodontia services, psychiatric or psychological services, extracurricular activities such as music lessons and sports, and expenses related to shelter such as assisting with the purchase of housing or additions to existing housing to accommodate the Trattner Children. The Trustee may consult with the Donor regarding the purpose for making distributions but the ultimate decisions regarding whether to make distributions shall be made by the Trustee."

As you can see, this "Andrew and Wendy Trattner Trust" permits the use of the funds for day-to-day needs. If that is of interest to you, please give generously. If you are interested in a more restricted, long-term use of funds, stay tuned for more information to follow in the next few days.

Memorial Service

2006-01-07T13:56:00.000-06:00

The memorial service is scheduled for 9:30am on Monday, January 9th. The service will be held at the Mequon location of Schmidt & Bartelt Funeral Homes, 10280 N Port Washington Rd, Mequon, WI 53092-5742, phone: 262.241.8085.

Share your memories

2006-01-07T12:20:00.000-06:00

What is your favorite memory of Sin? Click on the "comments" link below and submit your thoughts. Please note, because this blog is moderated, your comments may not show up immediately.

Welcome to the Sin Lam Memorial blog

2006-01-07T12:03:00.000-06:00

Sin Lam had a profound effect on many of us and we want to celebrate her life by sharing our best and favorite memories of her. There is a certain symmetry to celebrating Sin Lam's life by combining technology (this blog) with our happiest memories. I would like to honor Sin, and use her as a role model. We want a constructive grieving process of sharing memories, using technology to solve a problem, but remaining optimistic and energetic throughout the entire process.

The stories do not need to be profound. It may be as simple as the memory of her "bouncing" into a meeting room or that familiar pounding of footsteps as she was rushing in to tell you of her exciting system implementation idea. (How many people can claim to have had exciting system ideas?)

A note: While I am actively soliciting favorite memories from anyone and everyone, this is a moderated blog. That means that I reserve the right to edit and/or censor any submissions we receive. If I perform any edits, I will clearly indicate where this has taken place, both in the posted comment as well as in an email reply to the person submitting the comment (assuming email addresses are provided). I apologize in advance if my editorial choices offend anyone. But I nevertheless will stand by my choice.

So, with that aside, I welcome comments, memories, stories, feelings, or whatever you would like to share.

Rob Ryan (robert.ryan@mindspring.com)