Farewell to John "Lukey" Yang, 16
AsianConnections
thanks
Elvis
Thao
for
his
permission
to
reprint
his
personal
tribute
to
his
friend.
FAREWELL
John
"Lukey"
Yang
September
13,
1991
-
April
22,
2008
The
untimely
death
of
John
"Lukey"
Yang,
16,
on
Tuesday
from
an
automobile
accident
has
shocked
and
saddened
the
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
community
and
all
the
friends
and
family
that
knew
young
John.
The
local
news
reported
the
tragic
accident.
Funeral
services
observing
Hmong
traditions
will
begin
tomorrow,
Saturday
and
Sunday
for
Lukey
at
Church
and
Chapel
Funeral
Home
in
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
Lukey
will
be
laid
to
rest
on
Monday.
"Lukey", as he was called was like a little brother to Elvis Thao 25, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Elvis,
a
freestyle
rapper
and
musician
with
RARE,
a
popular
band
that
is
based
in
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
writes
this
tribute
to
his
young
friend
Lukey.
He
was
a
good
kid.
Smart,
brave,
creative,
and
to
me,
most
importantly,
fun.
This
dude
was
funny
as
all
hell.
Man,
he
was
funny.
If
there
was
one
thing
that
I
liked,
it
was
his
brightness.
At
age
16,
he
knew
how
to
hunt,
fish,
touch
cars,
fix
houses,
drive
and
so
much
more.
A
lot
of
things
that
at
my
age
(25)
I
do
not
know
how
to
do.
He
was
also
very
athletic,
yet
clumsy
(haha)
at
the
same
time.
He
was
also
a
rapper
and
a
great
dancer.
This
dude
could
dance.
We
always
had
fun
with
it.
Messing
with
each
other.
He
absolutely
loved
music.
And
I
really
would
have
liked
to
use
him